Category Archives: Big developments

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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Sad goodbye to much-loved landmark

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Deborah Seyman writes: I am so sad to see the Gas Holder being dismantled. It's been an exceptional landmark and reminder of Kings Cross's heritage for so long. It always pleases me when I turn out on to Wharfdale Road … Continue reading →

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KX a model of good practice

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

'Public life in private hands: Managing London's public space'  has just been published. It's the report of the Greater London Assembly's Planning and Housing Committee. Since October of last year the committee has been reviewing the Mayor’s role in influencing … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross snapshot in time

Posted on May 21, 2011 by William Perrin

It was a lovely day a couple of weeks ago and i snapped a pic of the front of the station allegedly a year short of completion of glass roof but some years short of the square in front of … Continue reading →

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King’s Cross Central Construction Impact Group

Posted on May 6, 2011 by William Perrin

The Construction Impact Group met on 7 March. A summary of the meeting is here, on the King’s Cross Development Forum web site. It includes the current timescales for the works on Goods Way and York Way.

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Desperately needed housing is put at risk

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, one of the two MP's representing the King's Cross area – Frank Dobson MP (Holborn & St Pancras) said, "There is meant to be the building of a lot of social housing on … Continue reading →

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Phew, wot a scorcher!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

    We all felt sincerely sorry for all those Londoners who travelled far this Easter to get a bit of sun only to find freak showers whilst here in KX we basked in it. The canal running behind KX … Continue reading →

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A tale of two stations

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Clare Hill

The luxurious five-star hotel at St Pancras opened last week, icing on an already over-the-top cake. All the more reason for King’s Cross station next door — older, dumpier and currently festooned with scaffolding — to seem like an ugly … Continue reading →

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