COMMENT BY MARCUS BINNEY

摘要

SAVE Britain's Heritage has been fighting the destruction of 400,000 houses due for demolition under John Prescott's 'bulldoze the North, concrete the South' Pathfinder programme for nearly 10 years. Many of these homes may look plain outside, but inside they contain well-proportioned rooms which make attractive homes. Our biggest battleground centres on the 480 houses in Liverpool's Welsh Streets, built by the Welsh artisans who created the city's golden age of architecture. Justice Lang's recent High Court decision gives the government and local authorities a chance to ensure that the £35 million allocated to bring Pathfinder to an end is not just used to finance more destruction, but to create homes. In the Welsh Streets, SAVE has secured 16 houses for refurbishment.