St Pancras Station (Wonders of the World)

St. Pancras station has long been an iconic landmark on the London landscape. The neo-Gothic spires and multi-colored brickwork of the Midland Grand hotel and the awesome span of the station’s train-shed have made it one of the capital’s most distinctive monuments. Simon Bradley traces the history of the station, introducing us to the men behind the architecture, and looks forward to its future as home of Eurostar services to the continent. St Pancras is an iconic London landmark of Gothic dream palace & futuristic train shed - built in the 1860s for the new Midland Railway line into London. Over the years, the station has flourished, but has also come close to being demolished. This book examines this fascinating story of changes in taste & of the understanding of the past