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The East End is full of invasive, unattractive and inappropriate creations by people who thought they knew best. Fellows Court, just next to the Marquis of Lansdowne, is a perfect example. This is not the place to shoehorn in yet another unsuitable construction which takes no account of the history of a fascinating area or the people who live in it. Fellows Court at least had the excuse that it would provide housing; a modern extension to a museum dedicated to the history of domestic environments and which seeks to destroy a Georgian pub which was probably one of the most important places in the lives of local people is a tragedy. The Geffrye Museum seems to be dazzled by the creation of David Chipperfield. The people, whose money will be paying for it via the Heritage Lottery Fund, are not.