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Around St. Pancras – UK Rail Journeys
Series 2 Episode 02
In ‘Around St. Pancras’ I walk up Midland Road on the west side of the station and visit St. Pancras Old Church.
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Midland Road:
Midland Road runs up the western side of St. Pancras station splitting the station from the old goods yard. Today the British Library stands on part of the site at the junction of the Euston and Midland roads.
The move to the current building, Grade 1 listed since 2015, started in 1997. Currently the library has facilities here and at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.
The next building I come across is the Francis Crick Institute, a biomedical research centre. It is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, Imperial College, King’s College, the Medical Research Council, University College and the Wellcome Trust.
Opposite is the modern extension to the hotel and the new platforms for the semi-banished East Midlands Railway.
Remains of the goods depot:
As I walk up the road I pass a row of shops in arches. These are the last visible remains of the buildings from the old goods depot.
St. Pancras Church:
St. Pancras Old Church is an ancient seat of Christian worship. Although the building underwent a major restoration in the middle of the 19th Century, it still incorporates material, believed to be, from Roman times.
The building of St. Pancras station resulted in many exhumations from the Churchyard. It is estimated that 10,000 of the 100,000 graves were dug up.
Camley Street Natural Park:
I pass under the tracks and reach the Camley Street Natural Park which has the Regent’s Canal on one side and the railway tracks on the other. I recommend this tranquil park to anyone visiting the area.
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