From Euston Arch and the Coal Exchange to Birmingham Central Library and Sunderland Town Hall, some of the most stunning buildings of the Victorian era were torn down after the Second World War.
As recently highlighted in a recent thread on the hugely popular ‘Cultural Tutor’ Twitter account, many were demolished for no good reason, amid a craze for ‘modern’ architecture, including the notorious Brutalist style.
Although for others, such as Newcastle Town Hall or Manchester’s Assize Courts, destruction was