Regent's Street is a Conservation Area. Not the sort of conservation area I'm familiar with though. You'd think the absence of trees and birds and abundance of paved road and towering buildings leaves little for conserving.Like England's oldest National Park, this area is rather paved compared to Canadian standards. But unlike our nation which boasts remarkable landscapes, mountains, forests and lakes, England channels far more energy into preserving its heritage. The Regent's Street Conservation Area is all about protecting the Grade II listed buildings that rise above a valley of buses and cars. The street was completed in 1825 and was named after Prince Regent (George IV). Sadly, what is left is not the original buildings, designed by architect John Nash, but structures that were restored and rebuilt toward the end of the 19th century, rather peculiarly, under commision of the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues.
