The Archive · 1939

Resemblance to Starfish

This does not mean that England would become a series of built-up main roads, but that London (and all other great cities) would resemble a starfish in shape rather than a melting jelly-fish.

Along each point of the star would run the main roads, on which nothing was allowed to park and thus block the free flow of traffic. Off the main roads would be service roads leading to factories. Behind the factories would be shops. cinemas and churches. Behind them the houses of the factory-workers. Behind the houses the open country.

Thus wedges of fields and woods, between the arms of the starfish, would come almost into the heart of the town. The town itself would re-ain the cultural centre, its medieval Georgian, early Victorian beauty would be retained, some of its old charm would return Only thus can we of London or, for is left of England ye what is left that matter, what

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