London’s Alleys: St Chad’s Place, WC1
This is a nice passageway in King's Cross that leads from a covered entrance through to a cobbled (setts) alley, above a railway and ends in an ornately decorated building.
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London’s Alleys: St Chad’s Place, WC1
This is a nice passageway in King's Cross that leads from a covered entrance through to a cobbled (setts) alley, above a railway and ends in an ornately decorated building.
Supermodels – a delightful exhibition of architect’s models in Kings Cross
Dotted around the dark interior of a gutted office building are small moments of delight as architectural models come alive when you approach them.
King’s Cross’s Keystone Crescent, Europe’s smallest crescent
A small crescent next to King's Cross station is notable for having the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe. It's also unusual in that it has houses facing both sides of the crescent.
London’s Alleys: Churchway, NW1
This is a short alley halfway between Euston and St Pancras station that offers a convenient link between two busy roads.
A Queer Britain museum gallery has opened in King’s Cross
A new museum opened earlier this month, in King's Cross devoted to all things alphabetical -- the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum.
London’s Pocket Parks: Bramber Green, WC1
Originally constructed on a WW2 bomb damaged housing site, Bramber Green in King's Cross was created in the early 1960s to accompany an orange coloured block of flats after which it was named, Bramber House.
See a large scale model of King’s Cross
There's a large scale model of the King's Cross redevelopment that can be found inside the estate office, and it's a bit of cat-nip to any fan of architectural models.
Camley Street’s natural park has reopened to the public
A rich nature reserve squeezes into a long narrow gap between two railway stations, and after several years of being closed to the public, the Camley Street Natural Park has at last reopened.
London’s Pocket Parks: Argyle Square, WC1
This is a municipal garden square that offers a calm quiet patch of greenery just a few moments from King's Cross station.
The gardens of the Aga Khan Centre
An unassuming white building behind King's Cross conceals a wonderful interior and rooftop garden.
Esperance Bridge opens at King’s Cross’s Coal Drops Yard
A red pedestrian bridge has opened over the Regents Canal linking Coal Drops Yard with the rest of the King's Cross estate.
A plant covered sculpture in King’s Cross
On a side street in King's Cross can be found a wall covered in plants in an unusual plant pot -- a sculpture garden.
The Silk Road – a photography exhibition in King’s Cross
The silk route to the far east has come to London, in the form of an open-air exhibition by travel photographer Christopher Wilton-Steer.
London’s Alleys: Argyle Walk, WC1
Sometimes you come across an alley that looks interesting, but is probably new, but turns out to be ancient.
Find the King’s Cross milestone
People rushing to catch trains at King's Cross are often oblivious of what they are standing next to, and right by a pedestrian crossing is an old milestone.
London’s Pocket Parks: Granville Square, WC1
Granville Square is a prominent tree lined square surrounded by period homes, located north of Kings Cross Road.
Reopening the Piccadilly line’s disused York Road tube station
The long running debate about reopening disused tube stations has reared its head again with renewed focus on York Road just to the north of the revamped King's Cross station.
Unbuilt London: The 1,000 Foot Tall Glass Conference Centre
In the 1960s, King's Cross almost became more famous for a massive glass tower than it was for its nocturnal delights in the seedy bars.
Take a tour inside a drained canal lock
Over this weekend, there's a chance to go down to the bottom of one of London's canal locks, while it is being drained for maintenance works.
Attend a Science Lecture in a Train Station Tunnel
This is a little different, but the newish passenger tunnel at King's Cross station is the setting for a lecture next month.
Unbuilt London: The King’s Cross Airport
When planes were small and buildings expected to be large, putting an airport right in the centre of a city was seen as a very sensible idea.
Tube Maps made from Lego go on display in stations
And thus it was that Tube Geek met Lego Geek and they turned the geek up to 11 by combining their geekdom in the form of several tube maps made out of Lego bricks.
Diverting the Fleet River for the London Underground
Another look back at the construction of the world's oldest underground passenger railway as seen by the Illustrated London News - this time from February 1862.
Construction of the Metropolitan Railway at King’s Cross
Another look at the construction of the world's first underground passenger railway as seen by the Illustrated London News - this time from Feb 1861.