LONDON UNI V.ERSITY SITE.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIB,—Your admirable suggestion of a site between the British Museum and Oxford Street for the University of London carries out the principle that no scheme which includes covering with buildings any of the vacant spaces left us in London should be admitted for discussion. By avoiding the squares it will preserve that great conduit of fresh air which starts from Clissold Park and ventilates the crowded north and west-central districts of London, via the 'Angel,' to Tottenham Court Road and thence to St. James's and Hyde Parks. In order to give a choice may I suggest the consideration also of a site which may be found on the west side of Tottenham Court Road—say between Goodge Street and Fitzroy Square? This site would have the advantage of being near University College, its Hospital, and Middlesex Hospital, as well as the British Museum. Tubes and motor-omnibuses and trams are at hand to all parts of London. Further, it would clear away a slum district, and thus be a London improvement. The hostels, &c., of Bloomsbury also are near, and would provide accommodation for students wishing to live near the Uni-
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