Book description
'Oh prams on concrete balconies, what will your children see? Oh
white and antiseptic life in school and home and clinic, oh
soul-destroying job with handy pension, oh loveless life of safe
monotony, why were you created?' First and Last Loves is a collection
of Betjeman's essays on architecture, first published to coincide with
an exhibition at the Soane Museum, and a worthwhile volume in its own
right. Introduced with a lively tirade against mediocrity entitled
'Love is Dead', Betjeman discusses a range of topics including
conservation battles, modern architecture and his passion for railways.
