What are they building at Kings Cross?

What was an underused industrial wasteland is being transformed into a new part of the city with homes, shops, offices, galleries, bars, restaurants, schools, and even a university. It’s a whole new piece of London with a brand new postcode, N1C.

Is Kings Cross a real train station?

King’s Cross railway station, also known as London King’s Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. Adjacent to King’s Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe.

Why was King’s Cross regeneration?

Industry and luxury are the two magic ingredients that have driven the £3bn redevelopment of King’s Cross in north London, tapping into the collective nostalgia for big brick sheds and the lure of a bit of bronze trim.

How much did Kings Cross cost?

It is one of the terminal stations on the UK’s East Coast main line, and more than 50 million commuters use its 11 platforms each year. The station was developed in two phases and involved the construction of two railway buildings. The land acquired for the station cost £65,000, while construction cost £123,500.

Who owns the Kings Cross Estate?

the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership
The King’s Cross estate is owned by the King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership. The public areas and many of the buildings are managed and maintained by a specialist team – King’s Cross Estate Services.

When did Kings Cross regeneration start?

2007
The regeneration of King’s Cross is one of the biggest in London, covering 67 acres of the area behind King’s Cross and St Pancras stations known as the railway lands. Starting in 2007 and set to complete in 2023, it’s already a remarkable transformation of what was mostly ex-industrial brownfield land.

Is Kings Cross still a red light district?

Red-light district. In the course of a few hundred years, King’s Cross – a district of central London nestled along Regent’s Canal – has gone from being one of the the city’s most important industrial hubs to a graveyard of derelict warehouses to a red-light district and clubbing hotspot.

Who designed Kings Cross?

Lewis Cubitt
The plans for the station in its current location were first made in 1848 under the direction of George Turnbull. Turnbull engineered the construction of the first 20 miles of the Great Northern Railway out of London. The detailed design was by architect, Lewis Cubitt and the station opened with two platforms in 1852.

Who owns coal drop yard?

Argent Group
Argent Group, the overall developer for the King’s Cross Central site, appointed Thomas Heatherwick as architect for the redevelopment of the Coal Drop Yards as a retail park in 2014.

Is Kings Cross and St Pancras the same thing?

And their names are both totally representative of this shared area in which they find themselves; St Pancras being the older term for this part of London, but King’s Cross arguably the more widespread (and notorious).