This building has always intrigued me and i was delighted to stumble across the great page at this link which rounds up some good pictures and a little history of this mysterious, yet iconic and adrift site slap bang in the middle of Kings cross.
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For the fullest and most accurate history of the Lighthouse building it is worth reading the article by David Hayes in the Camden History Society’s Review No 23. Alas from my own researches it was obvious that the tower was there years before there was ever an oyster bar on the site, but this is just one of the many interesting myths that have appeared over its origins.
Malcolm Holmes