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Inside the St Pancras Clock Tower: A Flat I Saw at Open House
A painted ceiling, a rainbow arch, a library under the beams and the old clock winding room, in a private flat at the top of St Pancras.

Ina
Sep 246 min read


Booking Office 1869: The Palm-Filled Ticket Hall at St Pancras
Eight-metre palms, brass chandeliers and Gothic windows in St Pancras station's old Victorian ticket hall.

Ina
Sep 246 min read


Classic Car Boot Sale at King's Cross: What to Expect and How to Visit
A twice-yearly weekend of vintage fashion, classic cars and vinyl across Granary Square, Lewis Cubitt Square and Coal Drops Yard, with dates, prices and a little goods yard history.

Ina
Apr 25, 20257 min read


St Pancras Renaissance Hotel: The Grand Staircase Guide
Between King's Cross Station and the British Library sits the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. A Gothic Revival pile that opened in 1873 as the Midland Grand Hotel, closed in 1935, stood empty and condemned for decades, and reopened in 2011 after a £200 million restoration. It is best known today for one thing, and it is not the bedrooms. It is the Grand Staircase. Since 3 June 2025 the hotel has traded as St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection, still a Marriott property. Most

Ina
Apr 28, 20234 min read


Reverberations: Evocative Sound Installation Marks the Radical History of King’s Cross landmark
To celebrate the history of Housmans bookshop and 5 Caledonian Road - one of London’s epicentres of social change activism for over 6 decades – oral history NGO “On The Record” launches “Reverberations.” The exhibition is an immersive, thought-provoking sound installation produced by Manchester-born, London-based sound artist Wajid Yaseen, and composed by Keir Chauhan, Naoise Murphy, Christina Radukic, Tania Aubeelack, Laura Toms, Connie Hatt, and Will Hecker. One of London’s

Ina
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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