Category Archives: Kings Cross Station Refurbishment

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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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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Kings Cross crazy lifts – the Londonist

Posted on January 20, 2011 by William Perrin

Matt at the Londonist is a long time friend of this website and former KX worker. I was delighted he gave me permission to re-run this astonishing diagram of the lifts at Kings Cross station.  I am often totally bewildered … Continue reading →

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Let’s bridge the tracks

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

The campaign for a crossing over the railway tracks at the immediate rear of King’s Cross Station, replacing the old Battlebridge Road, scored a major success on 14 December 2010 when the Mayor’s Planning and Housing Committee visited the site of both the station … Continue reading →

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GLA Members vist Kings Cross to talk open spaces and the bridge over the tracks

Posted on December 14, 2010 by William Perrin

The Mayors Planning and Housing Committee members visited Kings Cross today as part of their enquiry into public realm issues.  With local groups we had a good chat about the bridge over the tracks, the permeability of the Kings Cross … Continue reading →

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Pre-apprenticeship promotion begins

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

A great opportunity for kids 18-24 living within 1k of KX Station with those living in Cally, King's Cross and Somers Town St Pancras Wards the top priority. For the four page A5 pdf version of the leaflet, or to order printed … Continue reading →

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Pre-Apprenticeships in the Rail and Construction Sectors

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

West Euston Partnership will soon be launching a new pre-apprenticeship pilot project targeting 18-24 year olds. The project, funded by Network Rail, aims to offer places for up to 40 young people on training programmes to improve basic skills for … Continue reading →

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