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Christmas lights, festive installations and street market at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, December 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an incredibly quiet Christmas, with attractions closed and businesses trying to make the best of a really grim festive season. We took a walk …
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Check out the Face To Face exhibition in the King’s Cross Tunnel, London – runs until Sunday, 29th Nov 2020
Divided across an open air space and in the adjacent King’s Cross Tunnel, Face to Face is a compelling exhibition of social documentary photography curated by Ekow Eshun, in partnership …
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King’s Cross Coal Drop Yards, The Lighthouse and Regent’s Canal: fifty photos
Given that it’s one of those privately owned faux ‘public’ spaces with security guards lurking in every doorway, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy my trip to Coal Drops Yard, a large, …
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Psychology of Magic – free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, London
This free exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in central London offers fascinating insights into the shadowy world of Victorian spirit mediums, modern magic and psychology.
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In photos: Lost Cavalry at the Folkroom music night, Harrison’s Bar, Kings Cross
On Wednesday, I popped along to the splendid Folkroom night at The Harrison bar to see the Lost Cavalry play a short acoustic set.
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A great little Kings Cross pub – King Charles I off the Caledonian Road is fun, friendly and stuffed with good ales
Located a short walk out of Kings Cross in a sidestreet off the the Caledonian Road is this wonderful little wood-panelled one-room pub.
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The Lost Cavalry showcase new material at The Harrison folk night, London
It 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.
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King’s Cross lighthouse under wraps as redevelopment picks up speed
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’ [—]
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Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station
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 …
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Big crowds soak up the sun and watch the tennis in the new Granary Square, Kings Cross
There were big crowds in Granary Square in Kings Cross watching the Wimbledon mens’ tennis final yesterday afternoon.
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The Lost Cavalry play the Fortnightly Folkroom at the Harrison bar, central London
I 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.
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A walk around Regent’s Canal and the King’s Cross redevelopment, central London
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 …
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Ghost bikes, Bikes Alive, Critical Mass and the fight for safe cycling in London
With 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.
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A night at the Water Rats, Kings Cross – loads of bands, but not a love of love
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 …
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Kings Cross Lighthouse continues to rot away
Still empty, derelict and slowly rotting away is this remarkable building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station, known locally as the King’s Cross Lighthouse
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The Kings Cross Lighthouse Building lives!
It’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.
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