IT seems that the 'vision' of some councillors concerning Church Street, Blackburn, is coming apart at the seams.

Such is the lack of anything worth talking about in early nineteenth century architecture in Blackburn, that even three, very ordinary boxes were deemed to be special.

The whole scheme has been flawed for its inception, at the expense of removing the natural primary route into the town centre.

The pedestrianisation of the street was soon amended to allow a car park at one end. Add to that the bewildering street furniture produced at great expense and meeting with the public approval.

Surely at the original planning stage thought was given to the redevelopment of Lord Square, and the need for this to incorporate new shop frontages on Church Street?

By the time the new owners came on the scene this must have been with no insistence on how the redevelopment should proceed.

Now the Pavilions are linked, thus finally removing any claim of architectural merit, and of course, no guarantee that occupiers will be forthcoming.

So the 'April in Paris' dream will remain just that - 'holiday tables under the trees' is not the image that springs most readily to mind when thinking of Blackburn town centre - even when it is not raining.

Yet another of the many "artists impressions" printed in your paper over the last 20 years seems destined to bite the dust.

Had some become realities perhaps far fewer people would be shopping in Preston or Bolton.

KEITH REYNOLDS, Wyre Crescent, Darwen.