St. Pancras on The Architecture The Railways Built
St. Pancras featured in Yesterday Channel and UKTV's latest TV series, The Architecture The Railways Built, presented by railway historian and train enthusiast Tim Dunn.
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St. Pancras station opened in 1868 and is one of the wonders of Victorian engineering. Along with the former Midland Grand Hotel, it is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture and one of the most elegant stations in the World.
It was built by the Midland Railway Company (MRC) to connect London with some of England’s major cities and was intended to make a grand statement about the Company with a display of physical magnificence. On these pages you can learn about the history of the building, meet the people involved in its development and use and see how it has transformed over the last 150 years.
A Tale of Three Clocks | Built On Beer | Creating an Icon
Drinking Fountain | Timeline | The Railway: A Woman's World
War Memorial Unveiled
On its 150th anniversary and the centenary of the end of World War I, St. Pancras International unveiled on 8th November 2018, a permanent war memorial.
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