Category Archives: Big developments

York Way – over £300k S106 money still to be spent locally

Posted on April 23, 2012 by William Perrin

Local people with long memories will remember the campaign to provide a footbridge over the tracks behind Kings Cross at Wharfdale Road in compensation for the closure of the entrance to Platform 1 at that spot.  Instead Network Rail made … Continue reading →

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Fire Drill problems on York way

Posted on March 19, 2012 by William Perrin

Some odd scenes are reported by a local resident with a bird’s eye view of York Way as fire drills on the railways lands site appear to go awry.  We received a copy of an email to a University of … Continue reading →

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‘N’ is for King’s Cross

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Clare Hill

The opening of the concourse somehow speeds the ticking clock to reveal the station’s original façade. So some renewed interest in it this week: here it is above, as part of a London alphabet on the delightful Spitalfields Life blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Kings Cross local history, Kings Cross Station Refurbishment, Transport | 3 Comments

A peek at the new concourse

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Clare Hill

The “glass pasty”, the “string vest”, the “eyelid” – the western concourse for King’s Cross will not be open for business until next Monday – but it has already acquired a load of nicknames to describe its curved roof and … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross Station refurbishment – long term retrospective

Posted on March 14, 2012 by William Perrin

So Network Rail has almost finished the refurbishment of the station and is merrily PR-ing it.   I was pleased that Tom Edwards at the BBC picked up on our long term work here exposing the cost over runs and … Continue reading →

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Bringing the new Kings Cross Departure Boards to life – that Solari Board sound

Posted on February 10, 2012 by William Perrin

When you follow a search for Kings Cross on twitter you get all sorts of things – party people in Kings Cross Sydney Australia, people heading for Water Rats, trying to find Kings Place, arranging to meet at Nandos, berating … Continue reading →

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How much does Kings Cross station refurbishment cost?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by William Perrin

The extension to Kings Cross station is taking shape on the West side.  As with any new piece of architecture there’s a fair bit of hagiography in the coverage – it mainly boils down to ‘aaaaaaawwwwww, new station, priddy’ or … Continue reading →

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KX Development Forum meets 7 Feb

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The next meeting of the Forum is from 7:00 to 9:00 on Thursday 9 February in Committee Room 2 of Camden Town Hall. At the meeting the Forum will discuss what is now known about: The desirability and feasibility of … Continue reading →

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