William Cook & Stephen Bayley

Restoration drama

William Cook says a rebuilt Euston Arch would herald an architectural renaissance; Stephen Bayley thinks it would be civic cowardice and a betrayal of progressive Victorian values

Arch enemies: Euston Arch (left), torn down to make way for London’s most miserable train station (right). Credit: HULTON ARCHIVE/STRINGER

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