King’s Cross St Pancras

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JANUARY
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2013
King's Cross St Pancras is the biggest interchange station on the London Underground, serving six lines on four pairs of tracks as well as two National Rail stations.

The first underground station at King's Cross opened as part of the original section of the Metropolitan Railway in 1863 and was rearranged in 1868 and 1926. New platforms for the sub-surface lines of the Underground were opened about 400m to the west in 1941 to make interchanging between the sub-surface lines and the tube lines easier; the 1868 platforms later became the former King's Cross Thameslink station, which closed on 9 December 2007 when the Thameslink service moved to St Pancras International.

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR, now part of the Piccadilly line) platforms opened with the rest of the line in December 1906, while the City & South London Railway (C&SLR, now part of the Northern line) arrived in May 1907. The Victoria line platforms came into use on 1 December 1968 with the opening of the second phase of the line. The Victoria line escalators cut through the location of the original Piccadilly line lifts.

On 18 November 1987 the station was the scene of the devastating King's Cross fire. The cause was attributed to a lit match falling into, and setting fire to, an escalator machine room, combined with a then-unknown fire phenomenon of the trench effect, which caused the fire to explode into the station, killing 31 people. As a result, fire safety procedures on the Underground were tightened, staff training was improved and wooden steps on escalators were replaced with metal ones. The existing prohibition of smoking throughout the London Underground network was tightened. Due to the extensive damage caused by the fire, it took over a year to repair and reopen the station; the Northern line platforms and the escalators from the ticket hall to the Piccadilly line remained closed until 5 March 1989.

On 7 July 2005, as part of a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a Piccadilly line train travelling between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of 26 people.


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Reg Carr   
Added: 10 Feb 2021 12:11 GMT   

Campbellite Meeting
In 1848 the Campbellites (Disciples of Christ) met in Elstree Street, where their congregation was presided over by a pastor named John Black. Their appointed evangelist at the time was called David King, who later became the Editor of the British Millennial Harbinger. The meeting room was visited in July 1848 by Dr John Thomas, who spoke there twice on his two-year ’mission’ to Britain.

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BG   
Added: 20 Dec 2022 02:58 GMT   

Lancing Street, NW1
LANCING STREET

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Wendy    
Added: 22 Mar 2024 15:33 GMT   

Polygon Buildings
Following the demolition of the Polygon, and prior to the construction of Oakshott Court in 1974, 4 tenement type blocks of flats were built on the site at Clarendon Sq/Phoenix Rd called Polygon Buildings. These were primarily for people working for the Midland Railway and subsequently British Rail. My family lived for 5 years in Block C in the 1950s. It seems that very few photos exist of these buildings.

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:42 GMT   

Road construction and houses completed
New Charleville Circus road layout shown on Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs 1879 with access via West Hill only.

Plans showing street numbering were recorded in 1888 so we can concluded the houses in Charleville Circus were built by this date.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Steve   
Added: 19 Mar 2024 08:04 GMT   

Charleville Circus, Sydenham: One Place Study (OPS)
One Place Study’s (OPS) are a recent innovation to research and record historical facts/events/people focused on a single place �’ building, street, town etc.

I have created an open access OPS of Charleville Circus on WikiTree that has over a million members across the globe working on a single family tree for everyone to enjoy, for free, forever.

Source: Charleville Circus, Sydenham, London

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Charles   
Added: 8 Mar 2024 20:45 GMT   

My House
I want to know who lived in my house in the 1860’s.

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NH   
Added: 7 Mar 2024 11:41 GMT   

Telephone House
Donald Hunter House, formerly Telephone House, was the BT Offices closed in 2000

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Paul Cox   
Added: 5 Mar 2024 22:18 GMT   

War damage reinstatement plans of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street
Whilst clearing my elderly Mothers house of general detritus, I’ve come across original plans (one on acetate) of No’s 11 & 13 Aldine Street. Might they be of interest or should I just dispose of them? There are 4 copies seemingly from the one single acetate example. Seems a shame to just junk them as the level of detail is exquisite. No worries if of no interest, but thought I’d put it out there.

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Diana   
Added: 28 Feb 2024 13:52 GMT   

New Inn Yard, E1
My great grandparents x 6 lived in New Inn Yard. On this date, their son was baptised in nearby St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch

Source: BDM London, Cripplegate and Shoreditch registers written by church clerk.

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Vic Stanley   
Added: 24 Feb 2024 17:38 GMT   

Postcose
The postcode is SE15, NOT SE1

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Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.
Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

NEARBY STREETS
Acton Street, WC1X Acton Street is found on the east side of Gray’s Inn Road and connects it with King’s Cross Road (Finsbury)
Affleck Street, N1 Affleck Street was built by a Mr A. Attneave in 1884 (King’s Cross)
Albion Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Albion Yard, N1 Albion Yard lies off of Balfe Street (King’s Cross)
Ampton Place, WC1X Ampton Place was previously called Frederick Place (Finsbury)
Ampton Street, WC1X Ampton Street was named after its builder, the 3rd Lord Calthorpe who owned land at Ampton, Suffolk (Finsbury)
Argyle Square, WC1H Argyle Square is one of the streets of the Battle Bridge Estate (King’s Cross)
Argyle Street, WC1H Argyle Street, originally Manchester Street, was named after the former Argyle House (Bloomsbury)
Argyle Walk, WC1H Argyle Walk is named for Argyll in Scotland (Bloomsbury)
Balfe Street, N1 Balfe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Battle Bridge House, WC1X Battle Bridge House is sited on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)
Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)
Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)
Beckett House, WC1 Beckett House is a block on Westking Place (Bloomsbury)
Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)
Bentham House, WC1H Bentham House is sited on Endsleigh Gardens (Bloomsbury)
Bidborough Street, NW1 Bidborough Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)
Bonington House, N1 Bonington House is a block on Killick Street (Islington)
Bravingtons Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area (Somers Town)
Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)
Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)
Bruce Kenrick House, N1 Bruce Kenrick House is a block on Killick Street (King’s Cross)
Burleigh House, WC1H Burleigh House is a block on Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Burton Street, WC1H Burton Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Caledonia Street, N1 Caledonia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Calshot House, N1 Calshot House is a building on Priory Green (Islington)
Calshot Street, N1 Calshot Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Cartwright Gardens, WC1H Cartwright Gardens is a crescent-shaped park and street located in Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)
Central House, WC1H Central House can be found on Upper Woburn Place (Bloomsbury)
Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)
Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street (Somers Town)
Charlwood House, WC1H Charlwood House is a block on Midhope Street (Bloomsbury)
Chenies Place, NW1 Chenies Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)
Christopher Place, NW1 Christopher Place is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)
Church Way, NW1 Church Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)
Churchway, NW1 Churchway is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Clare Court, WC1H Clare Court is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)
Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)
Collier Street, N1 Collier Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
Compton Place, WC1H Compton Place is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Cooper’s Lane, NW1 Cooper’s Lane is a road in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)
Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)
Crinan Street, N1 Crinan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Cromer Street, WC1H Cromer Street originally gave access from Gray’s Inn Road to Greenland Place and a bowling green (Bloomsbury)
Cubitt Street, WC1X Cubitt Street was formerly called Arthur Street (Finsbury)
Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Derby Lodge, WC1X Derby Lodge is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Dinwiddy House, N1 Dinwiddy House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)
Duke’s Road, WC1H This is a street in the WC1H postcode area (St Pancras)
Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road (St Pancras)
Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H Endsleigh Gardens is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Euston House, NW1 Euston House is a block on Eversholt Street (Euston)
Euston Road, N1C The easternmost section of the Euston Road lies in the N1 postcode and runs along the facade of Kings Cross Station (King’s Cross)
Euston Square, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)
Evergreen House, NW1 Evergreen House is a block on Euston Road (St Pancras)
Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Flaxman Terrace, WC1H Flaxman Terrace connects Burton Street with Cartwright Gardens (Bloomsbury)
Fleet Square, WC1X Fleet Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Frederick Street, WC1X Frederick Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Gatesden House, WC1H Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (King’s Cross)
Gatesden House, WC1X Gatesden House is a block on Cromer Street (Bloomsbury)
Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)
Gideon Schreier House, WC1H Gideon Schreier House is a block on Endsleigh Street (Bloomsbury)
Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)
Grendon House, N1 Grendon House is located on Collier Street (Islington)
Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)
Hamilton House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Hampden Close, NW1 Hampden Close is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)
Harrison Street, WC1H Harrison Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Hastings Street, WC1H Hastings Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Headland House, WC1X Headland House is a block on Gray’s Inn Road (Finsbury)
Heathcote Street, WC1N Heathcote Street is in the north-east corner of the Foundling Hospital estate, leading from St George’s Gardens to Gray’s Inn Road (Bloomsbury)
Jessel House, WC1H Jessel House is a building on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
John Dodgson House, WC1H John Dodgson House is sited on Bidborough Street (Bloomsbury)
Judd Street, NW1 This is a street in the NW1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Judd Street, WC1H Judd Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Kellet House, WC1H Kellet House is a block on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Kelvin House, WC1H Kelvin House is a block on Judd Street (Bloomsbury)
Keystone Crescent, N1 Keystone Crescent has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe, and has a collection of old preserved houses (King’s Cross)
Killick Street, N1 Killick Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)
King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)
King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)
Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Knollys House, WC1H Knollys House is a block on Tavistock Place (Bloomsbury)
Lancing Street, NW1 Lancing Street is a street in Camden Town (Euston)
Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Leigh Street, WC1H Leigh Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)
Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Lorenzo Street, N1 Lorenzo Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)
Loxham House, WC1H Loxham House is a block on Argyle Walk (Bloomsbury)
Mabledon Place, WC1H After Mabledon in Kent - home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew Judd (Bloomsbury)
Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)
Mecklenburgh Street, WC1X This is a street in the WC1N postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Medway Court, WC1H Medway Court can be found on Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)
Midhope Street, WC1H Midhope Street was once known as Wood Street (Bloomsbury)
Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)
Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Omega Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)
One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)
Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)
Pancras Road, N1C Pancras Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)
Pancras Road, NW1 Pancras Road is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)
Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)
Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)
PO Box 4, N1C A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
PO Box 4, NW1 Flaxman Terrace is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Bloomsbury)
PO Box 4, WC1H A street within the N1C postcode (St Pancras)
Pollard House, N1 Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street (King’s Cross)
Purchese Street, NW1 Purchese Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)
Railway Street, N1 Railway Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Regent Square, WC1H Regent Square was laid out from 1822, with houses being built up to circa 1829 (Bloomsbury)
Sandwich House, WC1H Sandwich House is a block on Sandwich Street (Bloomsbury)
Sandwich Street, WC1H Sandwich Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Seaford Street, WC1H Seaford Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Seymour House, NW1 Residential block (Euston)
Sidmouth Street, WC1H Sidmouth Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Sidmouth Street, WC1X Sidmouth Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Sinclair House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Somers Close, NW1 Somers Close is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)
Southern Street, N1 Southern Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)
Speedy Place, WC1H Speedy Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Spitfire Studios, N1 Spitfire Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)
St Peter’s House, WC1H St Peter’s House is sited on Regent Square (Bloomsbury)
St. Chad’s Street, WC1H St. Chad’s Street is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Bloomsbury)
St. Philip’s Way, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (St Pancras)
Stanley Building, N1C Stanley Building is a block on Pancras Square (King’s Cross)
Stuart Hill House, N1 Stuart Hill House is sited on Killick Street (King’s Cross)
Swinton Street, WC1X Swinton Street was named after the two Swinton brothers. (Finsbury)
Tankerton House, WC1H Tankerton House is a building on Tankerton Street (Bloomsbury)
Tankerton Street, WC1H Tankerton Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House South, WC1H Tavistock House South is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock House, WC1H Residential block (Bloomsbury)
Tavistock Place, WC1H Tavistock Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Thanet House, WC1H Thanet House is a block on Thanet Street (Bloomsbury)
Thanet Street, WC1H Thanet Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)
The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)
The Hub, N1 Block in Kings Cross (King’s Cross)
Tiger House, WC1H Tiger House is a block on Burton Street (Bloomsbury)
Tonbridge Street, WC1H Tonbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)
Upper Woborn Place, WC1H Upper Woborn Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)
Wakefield Street, WC1H Wakefield Street is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
Wakefield Street, WC1N Wakefield Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1N postal area (Bloomsbury)
Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road (Somers Town)
Watford Street, NW1 Watford Street was cleared away in the 1860s to make way to St Pancras station (St Pancras)
Wellesley House, NW1 Wellesley House can be found on Wellesley Place (Euston)
Wells Square, WC1X Wells Square is a road in the WC1X postcode area (Finsbury)
Westking Place, WC1H Westking Place runs north from Heathcote Street to Sidmouth Street (Bloomsbury)
Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)
Whidborne Street, WC1H Whidborne Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1H postal area (Bloomsbury)
Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)
Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)
Woburn Walk, WC1H Woburn Walk was also known as Woburn Buildings (Bloomsbury)
Woolf Mews, WC1H Woolf Mews is a road in the WC1H postcode area (Bloomsbury)
York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century (King’s Cross)


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