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The last time I visited St.P there were still "Class 45" Locos humming under Barlow's roof. In those days, the decline of the once great gateway to the Midlands could be felt everywhere.
There was something about a 1960s British Railways station that was very depressing and I generally remember them as being cold, damp and un-welcoming places to be. Most of the London Termini (on the north side) had taken on the appearance of grand old ladies, seen better days, been through hard times and lost a couple of teeth on the way.
At St. P. I seem to remember that there was a dark and dirty subway from the (MET) underground station ending at a narrow stairwell (at the wrong angle) into the station.
The original spacious 1860s Gentleman's convienences complete wirh marble walls and shiny brass fittings were still being used right up to the 1970s and then of course, there was the Victorian ticket office on the westside of the building.
Do these still exist?? Has any effort been made to adapt some of these features into the re-vamped station..?? Or had they already disappeared years ago??
IsarSteve | Homepage | 14.11.07 - 7:49 a.m. | #
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Did any of your readers take part in the trials you mentioned a few weeks ago?
Blue Witch | Homepage | 14.11.07 - 9:06 a.m. | #
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ha ha ha ...the BBC link on Leicester to Paris calls the station St PANCREAS! ha ha ha
hi | 14.11.07 - 11:47 a.m. | #
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Saw John Prescott being interviewed by the Betjeman pub not the champagne bar. Once a socialist, always a socialist.
mclm | 14.11.07 - 4:59 p.m. | #
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My bruvver (the one just younger than me) was involved in building this station. Should I be proud seeing as I have not seen it yet?
zed | Homepage | 14.11.07 - 8:01 p.m. | #
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I was on the testing a couple of weeks ago and also on the first train into St Pancras yesterday morning (http://blog.ieatcurry.co.uk/?itemid=164). I was just a tad sad though that I didn't get a 'first train' freebie - not even a cheap biro that would never work.
Lee | Homepage | 15.11.07 - 7:58 p.m. | #
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