18 JANUARY 1930, Page 3

We are bound to say, however, that Sir Reginald Blomfield's

recent letter to the Times gives serious reasons for reconsideration. He points out that the official scheme is condemned by most of the town-planning authorities and by almost every society representative of the fine arts. He says that the scheme would not relieve traffic, would prejudice the reorganization of South London, and yet would neglect architectural possibilities. As for the cost, he thinks that•it would not be less than £15,000,000, whereas the alternative scheme for leaving the Charing Cross railway bridge alone (which he computes, in any case, will not last more than ten years) and building a new road bridge across the river a little lower down, would cost only about £5,000,000.