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Author Archives: William Perrin
Help Housman’s bookshop survive another 50 years
Housmans bookshop is a Kings Cross institution. The shop at 5 Caledonian Road (map) has an amazing history as a flag bearer for the peace movement, sexual equality and the green agenda. It also sells some great fiction and the … Continue reading
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Charity Festival and outdoor market – Cross Kings York Way 27-28 September [NB dates corrected]
York Way is known for many things but shopping isn’t one of them. To provide something to do in Kings Cross at the weekend Felicity and Lis at the Cross Kings will be holding a charity festival next weekend for … Continue reading
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York Road tube – feasibility study in the public domain at last
York Road tube is a lovely example of a Leslie Green designed Picadilly Line station. That line suffered from a surfeit of stations and York Road was closed in 1932. The station survives at The junction of York Way and … Continue reading
Eat organic in Kings Cross – Acorn House special taster menu
We are in the middle of the Soil Association’s Organic Fortnight, which runs until 21st September – or so says their PR guff – there is something interesting happening in Kings Cross. The superb Acorn House on Swinton Street is … Continue reading
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Network Rail = Nearly Roadkill – Network Rail plays Frogger for real on York Way
Network Rail’s contractors have dug a huge hole in the road and pavement at the South end of York Way and made no provision for pedestrians. To get to the heavily used bus stops you have to walk out into … Continue reading
Free money for local community projects or groups
Local groups are often short of money – well Councillor Paul Convery tells me that he and his colleagues are offering free money from the Council. This local community chest money is really handy if your group needs just a … Continue reading
Important planning consultation – your chance to comment – you can even do it online
Every planning decision made in Kings Cross is governed by a strategy set every few years by the Council. If the ‘core strategy;’ says you can’t have buildings over a certain height in an area or demolish old buildings or … Continue reading
Golden Lion capitulates to possible rises in rent from brewery
The Golden Lion, which lasted about three years or so has given in to a dispute with the brewery who owns it. I wasn’t told precise details, but in a conversations with people close to the last management it seems … Continue reading
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Kings Cross Environment 