The new concourse at Kings Cross St Pancras, designed by John McAslan and Partners, was recently unveiled and has been grabbing lots of attention from media and architecture enthusiasts alike. On the day we visited, there seemed to be as many people photographing the steel roof as there were scurrying to catch trains. It certainly is striking… [Read more…]
February 26, 2012
One of the most valuable things about living in Bloomsbury is having the British Museum (with free entry) on our doorstep. On Friday night we took advantage of the museum’s extended opening hours, spending time in the galleries sponsored by Lord Duveen of Millbank. On a Friday night, the museum is usually much less crowded than in… [Read more…]
September 28, 2011
Residents of Bloomsbury, Kings Cross and surrounds may be aware of the construction site now underway behind the British Library, and may even know that, when completed, the buildings will house medical and scientific research institutes and laboratories. But what exactly is it, and what will it all look like in the end? Members of… [Read more…]
June 3, 2011
After a six year, £200 million restoration project by the Manhattan Loft Corporation, the former Midland Grand Hotel building has finally re-opened to the public as the 5-star St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, part of the Marriott hotel group. Locals and commuters know the imposing Gothic Revival edifice, straddling Euston and Midland Roads in Kings Cross, as the gatekeeper… [Read more…]
May 28, 2011
Once home to the British Government’s Ministry of Information during WWII, architect Charles Holden’s 1930′s Art Deco structure now houses the School of Advanced Studies, administrative offices for the University of London, and the Senate House Library. Surrounded by Birkbeck College, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the School of Oriental and African Studies, and the Institute… [Read more…]
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March 27, 2012
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