THE DESECRATION OF ENGLAND
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Your article of last week is timely, We have to face the fact that in this country the vast majority of the people hate beauty. In every other country beauty and historical monu- ments are religiously preserved. In this they are destroyed daily, accompanied by the applause of the Press. The other day I pointed out that the beauties of Hawes Water were being destroyed. No effort of the faithful few avails to save All Hallows, Lombard Street, the Ade1phi, and all other beautiful buildings in London disappear. And they are replaced by plaster monstrosities. The use of stone in building has apparently been discontinued. If there were any means of saving our people from themselves and preserving the ancient beautiful monuments, there would be some hope. But Commissioners, County Councils and the like are greater vandals than the vandals th emselves.—I am, Sir, yours, &c., W. A. HIRST.
New University Club, St. James's Street, S.W. 1.
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