Category Archives: Kings Cross N1C, railwayslands

Kings Cross from the air – Central St Martins

Posted on October 3, 2011 by William Perrin

Some marvellous if vertigo-inducing footage of the Kings Cross railway lands from a model airplane.  Courtesy of Steve Roberts a tutor at the new Central St Martins.  Click here if you can only see a black space below instead of … Continue reading →

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Change at Kings Cross – pictures and video

Posted on September 20, 2011 by William Perrin

It's always handy to have a reminder of the scale fo the change that Kings Cross is undergoing and indeed has already undergone.  Allan McKever who is a train enthusiast over in YouTube has put up a slideshow of his … 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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Now that’s KX!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Just had to share this… typical KX August sunset as viewed from the east side of Battlebridge Basin. Beautiful! Thankyou to my neighbour Jean for letting me put this up…. The back of King's Place is on the right and … Continue reading →

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The end of gasholder 8 (for the present)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by William Perrin

Angela Inglis has completed her series of pictures of the gasholder being dismantled at the King’s Cross Development Forum site. Her memorial picture of the poppies is taken from the gasholder site, too.

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KX Square stop press!!!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Word on the street is that the miserable design for the new square between Pancras Road, Euston Road and York Way is not the responsibility of Network Rail after all… It is said that LB Camden planners advised Network Rail … Continue reading →

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A new public square at King’s Cross

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

In June 2008, with much fanfare, Network Rail launched an international design competition with the aim of seeking a "world class exemplar design" for "one of London's most high profile public realm projects"; indeed, "the most significant piece of place … Continue reading →

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Two local sights

Posted on June 14, 2011 by William Perrin

There are excellent pictures of the gasholder being dismantled at the King's Cross Development Forum site. In a more rural, but almost equally close, location there are the sights and sounds of the birds in Barnsbury Wood at the Thornhill Square … Continue reading →

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