Another Article - A Scheme for a Great National Monument by David Walsh, M.D

[ffutures]

An engagingly loopy and (despite appearing in April 1903) I suspect seriously-intended proposal to build a an enduring tomb and monument of the Empire in London

Comments

[gonzo21]

Looks more Lovecraftian to me, definitely designed to summon some sort of extradimensional entity.

[ffutures]

Fair point... or to contain one, of course. Maybe the Laundry's predecessors blocked its construction.

[gonzo21]

It's quite cheerfully pagan isn't it, even mention of a small druidical circle that might be built within one of the chambers.

[ffutures]

Yes, I do get the impression he had his own loopy religious agenda here, just had to hope it didn't involve human sacrifice...

[gonzo21]

It does seem rather well furnished with underground body storage facilities...