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King's Cross entrance to Underground to close
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On 26 Jan, 12:29, Mizter T wrote: wrote: In article , (Mizter T) wrote: (snip) In time the whole focus of King's Cross station is shifting from the present concourse over to the new western concourse, which will open in 2011/ 2012 - in this context the closure of this staircase makes rather more sense. I'm not really all that clued up on the redevelopment of the station, but it seems as though the new northern Tube ticket hall will become the primary entrance to the Underground from the mainline station. This Network Rail webpage provides a rough outline as to the plans, but there's not really enough detail in it: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/4059.aspx The focus shifting nonsense is a right PITA for real users because it means considerably longer walking routes and the complete lack of a covered route to the Underground in the meantime. Why they don't at least put up a temporary awning on the King's Cross forecourt is beyond me but even that route is a long way round from all the King's Cross platforms to the Victoria Line. Just encourages me always to use my bike. "This focus shifting nonsense" is basically the bedrock of the redevelopment plans for King's Cross mainline station, which will entail the concourse being relocated to the western side of the station. (snip) Regarding the current arrangement - once the entrance to the Tube station in the middle of the current concourse shuts, there won't as you say be a completely covered route - but it's almost completely covered. Look at this bird's eye view - the building with the 'King's Cross' label imposed on it is actually the (fairly) new wide stairway entrance down into the Tube station. The actual distance between that and the existing canopy is pretty miniscule (the temporary structure that appears in between them is no longer there). (snip) "This bird's eye view" being the following link that I forgot to include, sorry: http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?cp...scene=12453916 |
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Not content with messing everyone around who has the misfortune to use
St. Pancras mainline station, banishing us to a windy B& Q style shed half a mile up the line, they now want to make King's Cross almost impossible to use. Bloody unbelievable! Of course people coming off a train after a long journey don't want to use stairs, or walk around complicated paths to get to the new "Western concourse", either covered or in the rain! What on Earth purpose will that huge open area which is replacing the currenr concourse serve? Is is so that we can have pro-Palestinian demonstrations there? Is it for people to sunbathe on the 2 days a year we have enough sunshine to justify it? I really cannot believe these "designers" live on the same planet as the rest of us, let alone ever actually use public transport! Marc. |
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Some more pictures:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/4059.aspx If the result is half as beautiful as St Pancras International then bring it on. The station redesign is part of a huge regeneration project north of Kings X, Sainsburies head office is moving to the site, and St Martins School of Art. The gasometers that featured in The Ladykillers are going to be executive flats. |
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On 28 Jan, 10:27, wrote:
The gasometers that featured in The Ladykillers are going to be executive flats. Have you seen those gazometers in Vienna? There's three of them, made of brick. How did that work? They are mini-villages, now, and they look fantastic. I believe you have to be vetted before you can get a flat in one of them. |
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On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Offramp wrote:
On 28 Jan, 10:27, wrote: The gasometers that featured in The Ladykillers are going to be executive flats. Have you seen those gazometers in Vienna? only from the air - and then only via the magic of the internet: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=48...,0.004828&z=18 they really are rather remarkable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasometer,_Vienna http://europeforvisitors.com/switzau...meter_town.htm http://www.phototravels.net/vienna/v...er-photos.html There's three of them, made of brick. How did that work? i assume the brick bit was a housing inside which the actual gas tank rose and fell. tom -- It involves police, bailiffs, vampires and a portal to hell under a tower block in Hackney. |
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