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About Clare Hill

Clare is a writer and editor who lived in King’s Cross for a decade. She is passionate about local history, transport and food. Contact Clare by commenting on her posts or go to http://www.clarehill.net

Air quality summit to be held in King’s Cross

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Clare Hill

Camden Council and Islington Council are jointly hosting this event, and the summit’s stated aim is to inform about “the health effects of air pollution, how you can protect yourself, and what is being done to improve London’s air quality.” … Continue reading →

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King’s Cross development site open this Saturday

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Clare Hill

The developers of King's Cross Central (ie the area behind the station) have asked if I could post the following: they're holding an open day for the site this Saturday from 11am to 4pm. If you want more of a … Continue reading →

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Cultural constructions in the Cross

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Clare Hill

I’ve only lived in King’s Cross for four years, but I’ve already got ‘superlative fatigue’. I can only imagine what it’s been like for residents of ten years or more contending with ‘Europe’s largest regeneration project.’ Autumn heralds a key … Continue reading →

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Open House King’s Cross

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Clare Hill

It’s that time of the year again. Jostling for attention with all the other festival-type stuff that seems to crowd September is Open House London on the 17th and 18th. A chance to devote a whole weekend to a voyeuristic … Continue reading →

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Boris’s Cross

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Clare Hill

Apart from impromptu musical performances in front of the station and the occasional fashion shoot in the St Chad's Place alley, King's Cross is also a setting for the odd music video. Seems you can't go wrong with a matted … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast Club

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Clare Hill

One of the later opening bars in King’s Cross, the Big Chill House has kicked off its fifth birthday celebrations with the introduction of breakfast. Last week I went to test drive how a nightclub does breakfast. I should add … Continue reading →

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Openings, closures and maybes

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Clare Hill

Here's a quick roundup of some shopfitting and shop-stripping around King's Cross: Acorn House, the restaurant run by the Shoreditch Trust at 200 Gray's Inn Road, has CLOSED down and been combined with its sister restaurant, the Waterhouse in Shoreditch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning, Licensing and Regulation | 7 Comments

Commuter rock

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Clare Hill

Some light-ish relief on a Monday night, about 7pm. Yet another band utilising the King’s Cross station forecourt to draw in the passing crowd. Nice to see a bit of human activity that isn’t commuters grimly power-walking and it’s good … Continue reading →

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