Thanks all,
Sean - Although Prestbury and St.Georges' Hill have clearly lost a little drama and artistry in their bunkers, there is still a kind of understated elegance about what is there now, I feel. In Ireland, we have such a prevelance - especially inland - of the amoeba shaped, sand faced playpits, that many of our golfers believe that this is what a bunker "should" look like. They think Augusta's bunkers are the be all and end all because you know, it's "Augusta".
The example of Greenbrier Old White (?) above is a great one. The trouble is that the MacDonald / Reynor geometric shapes are so alien to golfers on this side of the pond, that I feel like I may be shooting myself in the foot in trying to make a point if I show those photos.
Mark - I wouldn't like to tie this in with Frank's thread primarily because I disagree with his premise. I do not think that Muirfied, Lythym & Hoylake should return to sand faced bunkers because I've seen no evidence to suggest that what was there in the 20's and 30's is more attractive than what is there nowadays. Revetted bunkers, apart from being practical for many circumstances, can be most attractive and artistic. I wouldn't want Muirfield's to be any other way.
Joel - I'd love to see some photos. I'll try and work the IM...