Battle Bridge Road, N1C

Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross.

An old London bus being drawn by horses on its way to St Pancras Goods Station (1937)
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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.

’Royal Blue’ horse omnibus outside 5 Euston Road

Agar Town Agar Town was a short-lived area, built in the 1840s, of St Pancras.

Agar Town

Old St Pancras Churchyard Old St Pancras churchyard, served not only as a burial place for the parishioners but also for Roman Catholics from all around London.

Old St Pancras Churchyard

Ossulston Estate The Ossulston Estate is a multi-storey council estate built by the London County Council in Somers Town between 1927 and 1931.

Ossulston Estate

Somers Town Somers Town is a district close to three main line rail termini - Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross.

Somers Town

NEARBY STREETS

Albion Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Albion Walk, N1

Albion Yard, N1 Albion Yard lies off of Balfe Street (King’s Cross)

Albion Yard, N1

Aldenham Mews, NW1 Aldenham Mews was situated off Aldenham Street (Somers Town)

Aldenham Mews, NW1

Aldenham Street, NW1 Aldenham Street – Richard Platt, 16th century brewer and local landowner, gave land for the endowment of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire (Somers Town)

Aldenham Street, NW1

All Saints Street, N1 All Saints Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

All Saints Street, N1

ArtHouse, N1C ArtHouse is a block on York Way (King’s Cross)

ArtHouse, N1C

Bagley Walk, N1C Bagley Walk is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Bagley Walk, N1C

Balfe Street, N1 Balfe Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Balfe Street, N1

Barclay Street, NW1 Barclay Street led from Aldenham Street northwards to Medburn Street (Somers Town)

Barclay Street, NW1

Battle Bridge Place, N1C Battle Bridge Place is the traditional name for a newer area of King’s Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Place, N1C

Battle Bridge Road, N1C Battle Bridge Road ran beside the gasholders of Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

Battle Bridge Road, N1C

Battlebridge Court, N1 Battlebridge Court is sited on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Battlebridge Court, N1

Belgrove Street, WC1H Belgrove Street, formerly Belgrave Street, leads south from Euston Road (Bloomsbury)

Belgrove Street, WC1H

Birkenhead Street, WC1H Birkenhead Street is a street opposite Kings Cross Station, and adjoining Euston Road (King’s Cross)

Birkenhead Street, WC1H

Boadicea Street, N1 Boadicea Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Boadicea Street, N1

Bonington House, N1 Bonington House is a block on Killick Street (Islington)

Bonington House, N1

Bravingtons Walk, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Bravingtons Walk, N1

Brewer Street, N1C Brewer Street was formerly a main street of the area, named for landowners the Brewers’ Company (St Pancras)

Brewer Street, N1C

Brill Place, NW1 Brill Place is named after the former Brill Row in the area (Somers Town)

Brill Place, NW1

Brill Row, NW1 Brill Row was one of many small streets which became the basis for a Somers Town market (St Pancras)

Brill Row, NW1

Britannia Street, WC1X Britannia Street, King’s Cross, dates from the 1770s (King’s Cross)

Britannia Street, WC1X

Bruce Kenrick House, N1 Bruce Kenrick House is a block on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Bruce Kenrick House, N1

Caledonia House, N1 Caledonia House can be found on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Caledonia House, N1

Caledonia Street, N1 Caledonia Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Caledonia Street, N1

Cambridge Crescent, N1C Cambridge Crescent was a former street of Agar Town (St Pancras)

Cambridge Crescent, N1C

Chalton House, NW1 Chalton House is a block on Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Chalton House, NW1

Chalton Street, NW1 Chalton Street was formerly Charlton Street, and runs parallel to Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Chalton Street, NW1

Charrington Street, NW1 Charrington Street runs south to north and is a continuation of Ossulston Street (Somers Town)

Charrington Street, NW1

Chenies Place, NW1 Chenies Place is named after local landowners the dukes of Bedford, also titled Barons Russell of Chenies (Somers Town)

Chenies Place, NW1

Chill Lane, N1C Chill Lane is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Chill Lane, N1C

Church Hill, NW1 Church Hill replaced the Pancras Wells (St Pancras)

Church Hill, NW1

Clarendon Grove, NW1 Clarendon Grove ran south from Clarendon Square (Somers Town)

Clarendon Grove, NW1

Coach Road, N1C Coach Road is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

Coach Road, N1C

Coal Drops Yard, N1C Coal Drops Yard is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Coal Drops Yard, N1C

Cooper’s Lane, NW1 Cooper’s Lane gives its name to the Cooper’s Lane Estate (St Pancras)

Cooper’s Lane, NW1

Crestfield Street, WC1H Crestfield Street was previously Chesterfield Street (Bloomsbury)

Crestfield Street, WC1H

Crinan Street, N1 Crinan Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Crinan Street, N1

Denton Street, N1C Denton Street disappeared under the construction of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Denton Street, N1C

Drummond Crescent, NW1 Drummond Crescent named after Lady Caroline Drummond (Euston)

Drummond Crescent, NW1

Dunoon House, N1 Dunoon House is a block on Edward Square (Islington)

Dunoon House, N1

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1 Edith Neville Cottages lies between Drummond Crescent and Doric Way (Euston)

Edith Neville Cottages, NW1

Edward Square, N1 Edward Square is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Edward Square, N1

Elstree Street, N1C Elstree Street once laid off of St Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Elstree Street, N1C

Equity Buildings, NW1 Equity Buildings was replaced by Walker Court (Somers Town)

Equity Buildings, NW1

Euston Road, WC1H 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, WC1H

Field Street, WC1X Field Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Field Street, WC1X

Gatti’s Wharf, N1 Gatti’s Wharf is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Gatti’s Wharf, N1

Goldington Crescent, NW1 Goldington Crescent connects Crowndale Road and Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Goldington Crescent, NW1

Goldington Street, NW1 Goldington Street was formerly part of the Duke of Bedford’s Figs Mead Estate (later Bedford New Town). The Duke also owned land in Goldington, Bedfordshire (St Pancras)

Goldington Street, NW1

Goods Way, N1C Goods Way runs from Pancras Road to York Way (King’s Cross)

Goods Way, N1C

Granary Building, N1C Granary Building is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Granary Building, N1C

Granary Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Granary Square, N1C

Granary Street, NW1 Granary Street is a road in the NW1 postcode area (Camden Town)

Granary Street, NW1

Gridiron Building, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Gridiron Building, N1C

Hampden Close, NW1 Hampden Close is a street in Camden Town (Somers Town)

Hampden Close, NW1

Hampden Street, NW1 Hampden Street was renamed as part of Polygon Road in 1938 (Somers Town)

Hampden Street, NW1

Julius Nyerere Close, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (Islington)

Julius Nyerere Close, N1

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)

Keystone Crescent, N1

Killick Street, N1 Killick Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (Islington)

Killick Street, N1

King’s Boulevard, N1C King’s Boulevard is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Boulevard, N1C

King’s Cross Square, N1C King’s Cross Square is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

King’s Cross Square, N1C

Kings Cross Bridge, N1 Kings Cross Bridge is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Kings Cross Bridge, N1

Kings Place, NW1 Kings Place (sometimes King’s Place) was once a turning off Pancras Road (St Pancras)

Kings Place, NW1

Kings Quarter Apartments, N1 Kings Quarter Apartments is a block on Copenhagen Street (Islington)

Kings Quarter Apartments, N1

Lavina Grove, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Lavina Grove, N1

Leeke Street, WC1X Leeke Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Leeke Street, WC1X

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C Lewis Cubitt Square is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Lewis Cubitt Square, N1C

Lighterman House, N1 Lighterman House can be found on Wharfdale Road (King’s Cross)

Lighterman House, N1

Lighthouse Building, N1 Lighthouse Building is a building on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Lighthouse Building, N1

Lower Stable Street, N1C Lower Stable Street is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Lower Stable Street, N1C

Marcello House, N1 Marcello House is a block on Pentonville Road (King’s Cross)

Marcello House, N1

Medburn Street, NW1 Medburn Street is named after a farm between Elstree and Radlett in Hertfordshire (Somers Town)

Medburn Street, NW1

Middlesex Street, NW1 Middlesex Street was north of Chapel Street and partly lost to the Midland Railway Somers Town Goods Depot (St Pancras)

Middlesex Street, NW1

Midland Road, N1C Midland Road is named after the adjacent railway line, built by the Midland Railway Company (St Pancras)

Midland Road, N1C

New Wharf Road, N1 New Wharf Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

New Wharf Road, N1

Noahs Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Noahs Yard, N1

Northam’s Buildings, NW1 Northam’s Buildings was swept away by the building of St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Northam’s Buildings, NW1

Northdown Street, N1 Northdown Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Northdown Street, N1

Oakshott Court, NW1 Oakshott Court was built in 1974 (Somers Town)

Oakshott Court, NW1

Omega Place, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Omega Place, N1

One Kings Cross, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Kings Cross, N1C

One Pancras Square, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

One Pancras Square, N1C

Ossulston Street, NW1 Ossulston Street, a principal north-south route through Somers Town, begins at Euston Road. (St Pancras)

Ossulston Street, NW1

Pancras Road, NW1 Pancras Road links the eastern side of St Pancras station, crossing under a bridge, with Camden Town on the west side (St Pancras)

Pancras Road, NW1

Pancras Square, N1C This is a street in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Pancras Square, N1C

Park View House, NW1 Park View House (previously Cecil Rhodes House) was constructed on the Goldington Estate (St Pancras)

Park View House, NW1

Penryn Street, NW1 Penryn Street - as Percy Street - first appeared in rate books during 1852, when eighteen houses were occupied (St Pancras)

Penryn Street, NW1

Perry Street, N1C Perry Street was buried by St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Perry Street, N1C

Phoenix Road, NW1 Phoenix Road, together with Brill Place, is the suggested direct walking route between Euston and St Pancras stations (Somers Town)

Phoenix Road, NW1

Platt Street, NW1 Platt Street formed part of the Aldenham School (Brewers’ Company) Estate (Somers Town)

Platt Street, NW1

Pollard House, N1 Pollard House is a block on Northdown Street (King’s Cross)

Pollard House, N1

Polygon Road, NW1 Polygon Road’s name commemorates the innovative Polygon building that once dominated the former Clarendon Square’s centre. (Somers Town)

Polygon Road, NW1

Purchese Street, NW1 Purchese Street was named after Frederick Purchese, local resident, vestryman, county council member and Mayor of St Pancras (Somers Town)

Purchese Street, NW1

Railway Street, N1 Railway Street is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Railway Street, N1

Regeneration House, N1C Regeneration House is located on Regent’s Canal Towpath (King’s Cross)

Regeneration House, N1C

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1 Regent’s Canal Towpath lies along the canal of the same name (Islington)

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C Regent’s Canal Towpath is the bank of the Regent’s Canal (King’s Cross)

Regent’s Canal Towpath, N1C

Regents Wharf, N1 Regents Wharf is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Regents Wharf, N1

Smith Street, N1C Smith Street was buried under St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Smith Street, N1C

Somers Close, NW1 Somers Close is a modern southern extension of Penryn Street (Somers Town)

Somers Close, NW1

Southern Street, N1 Southern Street is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Southern Street, N1

Spitfire Studios, N1 Spitfire Studios is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Spitfire Studios, N1

St Chads Place, WC1X St Chads Place is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

St Chads Place, WC1X

St Chads Street, WC1H St Chads Street was formerly Derby Street (King’s Cross)

St Chads Street, WC1H

Stable Street, N1C Stable Street is a road in the N1C postcode area (King’s Cross)

Stable Street, N1C

Stuart Hill House, N1 Stuart Hill House is sited on Killick Street (King’s Cross)

Stuart Hill House, N1

Terrett’s Place, N1 Terrett’s Place is a road in the N1 postcode area (King’s Cross)

Terrett’s Place, N1

The Circle, N1C The Circle is a road in the N1C postcode area (St Pancras)

The Circle, N1C

The Gridiron, N1C A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

The Gridiron, N1C

The Hub, N1 Block in Kings Cross (King’s Cross)

The Hub, N1

The Macmillan Building, N1 The Macmillan Building is a block on Crinan Street (King’s Cross)

The Macmillan Building, N1

The Polygon The Polygon was an early housing estate, a Georgian building with 15 sides and three storeys that contained 32 houses. (Somers Town)

The Polygon

The Stanley Building, N1C The Stanley Building, constructed in the 1860s, was an early social housing project designed to accommodate railway workers. (King’s Cross)

The Stanley Building, N1C

Tiber Gardens, N1 Tiber Gardens is a road in the N1 postcode area (Islington)

Tiber Gardens, N1

Treaty Street, N1 Treaty Street was called London Street until 1938 (Islington)

Treaty Street, N1

Trematon Walk, N1 A street within the N1C postcode (King’s Cross)

Trematon Walk, N1

Union Street, NW1 Union Street was absorbed into Stibbington Street which itself became part of Chalton Street (Somers Town)

Union Street, NW1

Unity Mews, NW1 Unity Mews is a cul-de-sac off Chalton Road’s northern section near Goldington Crescent (Somers Town)

Unity Mews, NW1

Varnishers Yard, N1 A street within the N1 postcode (King’s Cross)

Varnishers Yard, N1

Walker House, NW1 Walker House is a building on Unnamed Road (Somers Town)

Walker House, NW1

Watford Street, NW1 Watford Street was cleared away in the 1860s to make way to St Pancras station (St Pancras)

Watford Street, NW1

Weston Street, NW1 Weston Street disappeared under the then-new St Pancras station during the 1860s (St Pancras)

Weston Street, NW1

Wharf Road, N1C Wharf Road is a location in London (King’s Cross)

Wharf Road, N1C

Wharfdale Road, N1 Wharfdale Road is one of the streets of London in the N1 postal area (King’s Cross)

Wharfdale Road, N1

Wicklow Street, WC1X Wicklow Street is one of the streets of London in the WC1X postal area (King’s Cross)

Wicklow Street, WC1X

Wilsted Street, NW1 Wilsted Street was the original name for the lower end of Ossulston Street (St Pancras)

Wilsted Street, NW1

York Way Court, N1 York Way Court is a block on York Way Court (Islington)

York Way Court, N1

York Way, N1 York Way has been a thoroughfare since the twelfth century (King’s Cross)

York Way, N1

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