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In photos: Lost Cavalry at the Folkroom music night, Harrison’s Bar, Kings Cross
Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2018 | 1 CommentOn Wednesday, I popped along to the splendid Folkroom night at The Harrison bar to see the Lost Cavalry play a short acoustic set. -
A great little Kings Cross pub – King Charles I off the Caledonian Road is fun, friendly and stuffed with good ales
Posted on Monday, Dec 14, 2015 | No CommentsLocated a short walk out of Kings Cross in a sidestreet off the the Caledonian Road is this wonderful little wood-panelled one-room pub. -
The Lost Cavalry showcase new material at The Harrison folk night, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 21, 2015 | No CommentsIt was great to see London indie/folk band The Lost Cavalry showcasing new material on Wednesday night in the intimate surroundings of the Harrison Bar, near Kings Cross. -
![Sorting out this King’s Cross landmark seems to have taken an eternity, but a large scale refurbishment will see the Lighthouse building reopening in ‘early Autumn 2015’ [—]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/kings-x-lighthouse-2-115x115.jpg "King’s Cross lighthouse under wraps as redevelopment picks up speed")
King’s Cross lighthouse under wraps as redevelopment picks up speed
Posted on Sunday, Sep 14, 2014 | No CommentsSorting out this King’s Cross landmark seems to have taken an eternity, but a large scale refurbishment will see the Lighthouse building reopening in ‘early Autumn 2015’ [—] -
![Looking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kings-cross-tube-tunnel-01-115x115.jpg "Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station")
Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station
Posted on Monday, Jul 7, 2014 | 1 CommentLooking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […] -
Big crowds soak up the sun and watch the tennis in the new Granary Square, Kings Cross
Posted on Monday, Jul 7, 2014 | No CommentsThere were big crowds in Granary Square in Kings Cross watching the Wimbledon mens’ tennis final yesterday afternoon. -
The Lost Cavalry play the Fortnightly Folkroom at the Harrison bar, central London
Posted on Thursday, Nov 7, 2013 | No CommentsI finally got around to visiting the Harrison pub by Kings Cross last night, with my visit spurred on by a Lost Cavalry acoustic show at the venue’s fortnightly Folkroom night. -
![Work continues on the multi-billion redevelopment on the 65 acre brownfield site behind Kings Cross and St Pancras stations and bounded by the Regent’s canal. Here’s some photos from a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/kings-cross-development-181-115x115.jpg "A walk around Regent’s Canal and the King’s Cross redevelopment, central London")
A walk around Regent’s Canal and the King’s Cross redevelopment, central London
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 | No CommentsWork continues on the multi-billion redevelopment on the 65 acre brownfield site behind Kings Cross and St Pancras stations and bounded by the Regent’s canal. Here’s some photos from a […] -
The new King’s Cross railway station concourse in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012 | 4 CommentsDesigned by John McAslan and Partners, the stunning new roof at King’s Cross station forms part of a half billion project to create a “transport super-hub” in time for the Olympics. -
Ghost bikes, Bikes Alive, Critical Mass and the fight for safe cycling in London
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsWith the tragic sight of white ‘Ghost Bikes’ (unofficial memorials where riders have been killed) becoming more common on London’s streets, cyclists are fighting back. -
![It’s been a while since I’ve visited the Water Rats venue, a smallish live venue some five minutes from Kings Cross station, a short walk down Grays Inn Road. Now renamed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/water-rates-kings-cross-01-115x115.jpg "A night at the Water Rats, Kings Cross – loads of bands, but not a love of love")
A night at the Water Rats, Kings Cross – loads of bands, but not a love of love
Posted on Friday, Jan 27, 2012 | 1 CommentIt’s been a while since I’ve visited the Water Rats venue, a smallish live venue some five minutes from Kings Cross station, a short walk down Grays Inn Road. Now renamed […] -
Kings Cross Lighthouse continues to rot away
Posted on Monday, Jun 6, 2011 | 6 CommentsStill empty, derelict and slowly rotting away is this remarkable building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station, known locally as the King’s Cross Lighthouse -
The Kings Cross Lighthouse Building lives!
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s been slowly falling apart for years but the landmark building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station is set for a £13 million internal reconstruction.