London St.Pancras (a Gothic Masterpiece)
The exterior of London St.Pancras stands resplendent in the spring sunshine having been fully restored and cleaned. The Former Midland Railway terminus is now home to International 'Eurostar' trains from mainland Europe as well as East Midlands trains to the former Midland Railway heartland. Another new comer using platforms built beside the north end of the train shed is South Eastern High Speed with services to Kent via the High Speed line.
The Midland Railway was always seen as a 'provincial' operator by its near neighbours the GNR at Kings Cross and LNWR at Euston. So to upstage both the Midland Railway built this grandiose terminus in 1868 with a single span trainshed roof. The canopy roof was the largest in the world at the time being 245ft 6in wide and 105ft above rail height at its apex. The station frontage seen here was the Midland Railway Hotel now known as the 'Renaisance Hotel'. The Gothic building being designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and was completed in 1874. To think in the 1970's this fine structure was scheduled for demolition but survived thanks to the efforts of Sir John Betjamin who is remember in a bronze statue now standing on the former concourse.
London St.Pancras (a Gothic Masterpiece)
The exterior of London St.Pancras stands resplendent in the spring sunshine having been fully restored and cleaned. The Former Midland Railway terminus is now home to International 'Eurostar' trains from mainland Europe as well as East Midlands trains to the former Midland Railway heartland. Another new comer using platforms built beside the north end of the train shed is South Eastern High Speed with services to Kent via the High Speed line.
The Midland Railway was always seen as a 'provincial' operator by its near neighbours the GNR at Kings Cross and LNWR at Euston. So to upstage both the Midland Railway built this grandiose terminus in 1868 with a single span trainshed roof. The canopy roof was the largest in the world at the time being 245ft 6in wide and 105ft above rail height at its apex. The station frontage seen here was the Midland Railway Hotel now known as the 'Renaisance Hotel'. The Gothic building being designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and was completed in 1874. To think in the 1970's this fine structure was scheduled for demolition but survived thanks to the efforts of Sir John Betjamin who is remember in a bronze statue now standing on the former concourse.