The police station at 27 Savile Row is not, perhaps, a thing of beauty, but it has a certain bleak integrity in its Forties way. The Met left it in 2017, which I think was a pity, and now there’s a proposal coming before Westminster City Council next week for its replacement — though the planning committee have recommended they reject it.
Anything built on the row gets reflected glory from the tailors there, one of the last trades in the city which calls for a formidable range of skill and long apprenticeship.
