Excerpt from The Old and New Churches of London: Being a Series of Illustrations of the Existing Remains of Church Architecture in London, From the Norman Period to That of the Great FireOnce more, if any man wishes to learn how the idea of pro portion may be cast to the winds in such simple matters as doors, windows, pillars, and pilasters, let him look up Regent Street, and survey that masterpiece of architectural ugliness. Here he shall see what could be done when the 'genius' of Nash was inspired by the 'wishes of George IV., and house fronts which seemed to have been sketched by the daring pencil of an upholsterer were executed with an unlimited profusion of cement and plaster.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.