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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 31, 2016 19:52:22 GMT
Here are some snaps -- post cards, if you will -- that I took in and around St. Pancras. I imagine others might have their own pictures of the station and perhaps some of King's Cross railway station as well. If so, it would be lovely if you'd add them to this thread, the title of which can always be changed to include King's Cross. I'd taken a hotel in Argyle Square for my last two nights in London. It was an enormous thrill to finally meet up with mickthecactus in the Square at the end of June this year. Just a picture I grabbed in the area with an eye to the Image Bank thread dedicated to old commercial signs ~
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 31, 2016 20:06:40 GMT
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Post by mossie on Jan 1, 2017 8:46:13 GMT
Thanks Bixa for this brief glimpse of a wonderful piece of architecture, pity todays architects are not as accomplished. I rush through without any thought but getting on the train or the tube, perhaps next time I will use my eyes.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 2, 2017 17:50:25 GMT
Brilliant. X
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 2, 2017 18:05:04 GMT
Thanks to you both! Mossie, it would be a treat for us all if you use your camera, too.
Now to say something completely stupid (but honest) ~ one thing that amazed me in London was how much BIGGER all the iconic sights were than I'd ever imagined. Yes, I know I'm hicky, but really -- wow. Okay, not the modern stuff like the Gherkin, etc., but the Parliament buildings, the Albert Memorial, St. Pancras Station, things like that. Big, really really big.
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Post by bjd on Jan 2, 2017 18:53:02 GMT
Now to say something completely stupid (but honest) ~ one thing that amazed me in London was how much BIGGER all the iconic sights were than I'd ever imagined. Yes, I know I'm hicky, but really -- wow. Okay, not the modern stuff like the Gherkin, etc., but the Parliament buildings, the Albert Memorial, St. Pancras Station, things like that. Big, really really big. I think the size can be explained by the time they were built -- the late 19th century when Britain was at its apogee of colonial and political power. The size was a reflection of how the country saw itself. (Rather like the Soviets in the mid-20th century.)
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 3, 2017 8:27:17 GMT
That was a lovely day Bixa - thanks.
Incidentally in my youth I was a very keen train spotter (get that anorak out) and Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston were all in close walking proximity so I was frequently in that area.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 11:42:17 GMT
I have studied the base of the bronze statue many times. It is just as fascinating each time.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 3, 2017 15:15:57 GMT
Thanks, Bjd -- great explanation & perfect comparison. The Albert Memorial actually shocked me with its imperialist arrogance.
Mick, I had no idea. Hidden depths! Anyway, that was a lovely day because of you and I'm eternally grateful and flattered that you came all that way to see me. (and to spot Streamline Moderne)
You'll get a laugh out of this, Kerouac, since you know that people who insist on taking pictures of themselves or others in front of significant places always provoke eyerolls in me. While I was taking pictures of that statue and its base, a young woman interrupted me to ask if I'd take her picture. She handed me her phone and posed in front of the base. She was quite sweet and seemed thrilled with my efforts.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 6, 2017 5:18:33 GMT
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