Dalston Lane Terrace is our heritage and provides a memory of the past expansion of the village of Dalston. A pastiche reproduction is no substitute for the age and patina of the genteel villas that once stood in open countryside.  Over the last decade Dalston has seen huge and irreversible losses to its historic fabric - and the pace is not slowing. This has to stop here. The Spitalfields Trust are ready, willing and able to take these buildings on and provide affordable housing for Dalston residents.  In Dan Cruickshank's words: 'There should be something for everyone in Dalston in saving and developing this scheme in a sensitive and thoughtful way that preserves history'.  Meanwhile OPEN has applied to the court of appeal to save the terrace - read more at http://opendalston.blogspot.co.uk