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Published: 26 October 2007

Our sacred parks are part of our rich history

• IN response to the letter submitted by Joyce Glasser of NW3 (So why not concrete over Regent’s Park?, October 19), I think it is the most preposterous idea to further build in Regent’s Park.
There is already a good-size area of this park for sports and enough places in the city to have another football pitch.
The thought that there is going to be a further desecration of this stunning royal park is unjustifiable.
One can only assume that she is part of a small minority who accept that this is for the good of the park. This park dates back to the 1800s and was the idea of John Nash, one of our finest architects, along with the stunning houses surrounding it. He had the incredible idea to design this park for King George IV (Prince Regent). We have already lost the North and South Lodge in the park due to idiot bulldozers and John Quinlan Terry (supposed architect) giving the go-ahead for their
demolition.
This park is of outstanding beauty and deserves to be left alone, along with over 400 varieties of roses and other flora, invertebrates, mammals, birds and waterfowl.
Can we as a nation stop destroying our history, not just for ourselves but for the generations to come?
Please let common sense prevail just for once.
Greta Lashley,
London WC2

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, West End Extra, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@westendextra.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Wednesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number.
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