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July
6
2017
St Pancras railway station, celebrated for its architecture, is built on the site of the St Pancras suburb of London.

For many centuries the St Pancras name was used for various officially-designated areas, but it is now used mainly for the railway station and for upmarket venues in the immediate locality, having been largely superseded by other place names including Kings Cross, Somers Town, and Camden Town, or simply Camden.

St Pancras was originally a medieval parish, which ran from close to what is now Oxford Street north as far as Highgate, and from what is now Regent’s Park in the west to the road now known as York Way in the east, boundaries which take in much of the current London Borough of Camden, including its central part. However, as the choice of name for the borough suggests, St Pancras has lost its status as the central settlement in the area.

The original focus of the area was the church, now known by the retronym of St Pancras Old Church. The building is in the southern half of the parish, and is believed by many to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in Great Britain. However, in the 14th century the population moved en masse to Kentish Town, probably due to flooding by the River Fleet and the availability of better wells at the new location. A chapel of ease was established there, and the old settlement was abandoned, except for a few farms, until the growth of London in the late eighteenth century.

In the 1790s Earl Camden began to develop some fields to the north and west of the old church as Camden Town. About the same time, a residential district was built to the south and east of the church, usually known as Somers Town. In 1822 the new church of St Pancras was dedicated as the parish church. The site was chosen on what was then called the New Road, now Euston Road, which had been built as London’s first bypass, the M25 of its day. The two sites are about a kilometer apart. The new church is Grade I listed for its Greek Revival style; the old church was rebuilt in 1847. In the mid 19th century two major railway stations were built to the south of the Old Church, first Kings Cross and later St Pancras. The new church is closer to Euston Station.

By the end of the nineteenth century the ancient parish had been divided into 37 parishes, including one for the old church. There are currently 17 Church of England parishes completely contained within the boundaries of the ancient parish, all of which benefit from the distributions from the St Pancras Lands Trust, and most of which are in South Camden Deanery in the Edmonton Area of the Diocese of London.

St Pancras railway station was opened in 1868 by the Midland Railway as the southern terminus of its main line, which connected London with the East Midlands and Yorkshire. When inaugurated, the arched train shed by William Henry Barlow was the largest single-span roof in the world. Today, Midland main line services to Corby, Sheffield and Nottingham are operated by East Midlands Trains, and St Pancras is a stop on the Thameslink route as well as being the terminus of Southeastern high-speed trains to Kent.


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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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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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Gillian   
Added: 17 Feb 2024 00:08 GMT   

No 36 Upper East Smithfield
My great great grandfather was born at No 36 Upper East Smithfield and spent his early years staring out at a "dead wall" of St Katharine’s Docks. His father was an outfitter and sold clothing for sailors. He describes the place as being backed by tenements in terrible condition and most of the people living there were Irish.

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Kevin Pont   
Added: 16 Feb 2024 20:32 GMT   

Name origin
Interestingly South Lambeth derives its name from the same source as Lambeth itself - a landing place for lambs.

But South Lambeth has no landing place - it is not on the River Thames

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C Hobbs   
Added: 31 Jan 2024 23:53 GMT   

George Gut (1853 - 1861)
George Gut, Master Baker lived with his family in Long Lane.
George was born in Bernbach, Hesse, Germany and came to the UK sometime in the 1840s. In 1849, George married an Englishwoman called Matilda Baker and became a nauralized Englishman. He was given the Freedom of the City of London (by Redemption in the Company of Bakers), in 1853 and was at that time, recorded as living at 3 Long Lane. In the 1861 census, George Gut was living at 11 Long Lane.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road The bus carries route information and an advert for Selfridge’s.
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)
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 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)
Cecil Rhodes House, NW1 Cecil Rhodes House can be found on Pancras Road (St Pancras)
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)
Charrington Street, NW1 Charrington Street runs south to north and is a continuation of Ossulston Street (Somers Town)
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)
Crowndale Court, NW1 Crowndale Court is a road in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)
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)
Doric Way, NW1 Doric Way is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Somers Town)
Drayton House, WC1H Drayton House is sited on Gordon Street (Euston Square)
Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)
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 Road, NW1 Euston Road runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross. The road is part of the London Inner Ring Road and forms part of the London congestion charge zone boundary (Euston Square)
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)
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)
Goldington Crescent, NW1 Goldington Crescent is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)
Goldington Street, NW1 Goldington Street is a street in Camden Town (St Pancras)
Grafton Place, NW1 Grafton Place is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Euston)
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)
Ian Hamilton House, NW1 Ian Hamilton House is a block on Doric Way (Euston)
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)
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)
Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court is a block on Polygon Road (Somers Town)
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)
Penryn Street, NW1 Penryn Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (St Pancras)
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)
Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)
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)
The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses. (Somers Town)
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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