In 1852 King’s Cross Station opened as the terminus of the Great Northern Railway with routes to the North East of England and Scotland. George Turnbull – dubbed “the first railway engineer of India” – developed plans, and the architect Lewis Cubitt drew up the final designs. Initially the two huge arched train sheds housed ...
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Our first pop-up exhibition told stories of people growing up in the King’s Cross area from World War 2 to the present day. Click the link below to see the exhibition in full, and listen to the stories that accompany it at the bottom of the page. Growing up in King’s Cross exhibition
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The second in our series of pop-up exhibitions, Living in King’s Cross, explores the experiences of people who have lived in the King’s Cross area over the past 100 years. It tells stories of daily life on some of the iconic housing estates in the area, as well as delving into the history of squatting, ...
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The final exhibition in our series, King’s Cross: From Edgy Youth to All Grown Up, takes inspiration from our storyteller Debbie Smith, who told us that King’s Cross is “like me, it’s got old and it’s got mellower…I’m not an edgy youth any more, and neither is King’s Cross”. The exhibition explores the central theme of our ...
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Mark Cawson has lived in the King’s Cross area for over 30 years. Moving into a large squat on the Hillview estate in the early 1980s, he found himself living in a community of like minded people. ‘It was a huge mix. There were a lot of creative people, circus performers, writers, musicians. The Pogues ...
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Where are people going, where have they been and how are they connected to each other and to the station? What happens when you introduce serendipity and coincidence into the station’s waiting area? Recorded and produced by Social Broadcaster Lucia Scazzocchio
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With its patterned brickwork, wooden sash windows and wrought iron railings, the Hillview estate stands as a beautifully restored remnant of Victorian King’s Cross, an area that has been transformed beyond recognition in recent years. Arranged in its present incarnation around four courtyards, it was built at the turn of the century by charity the ...
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A podcast opening the door to the Bell, an iconic lesbian and gay pub of the 80s and 90s. Kings Cross. A run down part of London, haunted by addicts, homeless people, sex workers – and queers, drawn there by the music and energy of one pub. The Bell. Situated on Pentonville Road, this shabby ...
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