King’s Cross/St Pancras with its international, main line, suburban and six underground railway lines is the most connected transport hub in Europe. Our starting point will be King’s Cross Square at the front of King’s Cross Station.
The cluster of buildings in front of the station have all been removed, exposing the original façade. Light now pours in through the glazed roofs into the twin sheds and the lunette windows reveal the form of the Arrival and Departure Sheds (right and left respectively. Their 41 semi-circular arched ribs, 71 ft (22m) high, are spaced at 20-foot intervals, giving a total shed length of 800 feet (244m).
The dignity and simplicity of the station front can be fully appreciated now that it has been given space, but is vulnerable to over-development along the Euston Road.