150th anniversary of St Pancras Station

This month marks the 149th anniversary of the opening of St Pancras Station, and it also marks the start of a year of celebrations to mark its 150th birthday.

The fact the station is still here 150 years later is itself a minor miracle considering how close it came to being demolished. British Rail even at one point declined funding to fix the leaky roof lest it reduce their chances of a total demolition.

Of course it’s now one of the jewels in the British railway’s crown, but one fact that few are aware of, is that it is not owned by Network Rail anymore.

St Pancras station is managed by Network Rail, but on behalf of its actual owners, HS1, which is partly why the toilets in St Pancras are free, but the toilets across the road in King’s Cross have to be paid for.

Anyway, to mark the 150th anniversary of the station, they are calling upon anyone with interesting photos of the station throughout its history to send them in for an exhibition.

Pictures that showcase the history of the station will be featured on the St Pancras website throughout 2018.

If you have any photos that you’d like to submit, please send them to [email protected] along with a description of the photo (location of photo, approximate date, the story behind the photo).

Full T&Cs can be viewed here.

Owners of photos that are used will be invited for Afternoon Tea in May 2018.