5901 x 3339 px | 50 x 28,3 cm | 19,7 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
6 juin 2013
Lieu:
Great Northern Hotel, at King's Cross, London.
Informations supplémentaires:
Wide-angle panoramic view of the renovated Great Northern Hotel, at King's Cross, London. Lewis Cubitt designed London King's Cross railway station, which was built in 1851-2, and the associated Great Northern Hotel, in 1854. A granary by Cubitt behind King's Cross Station was been refurbished for the University of the Arts London in the re-development of the railway lands behind the terminal known as King's Cross Central. Lewis Cubitt built the Great Northern Hotel (1854) — the oldest hotel in central London — which adjoins King’s Cross. Unlike the station, it is of no remarkable architectural distinction, though the passing years have given it a charming patina. It is recommended for those wishing to spend a night in London before going on to Luton Airport. When King’s Cross is restored the space between King’s Cross and St Pancras International will form a magnificent piazza. The two stations will supply a vivid lesson in the polarities of nineteenth-century architecture. (Lewis Cubitt was a very successful bridge designer — much of his work was overseas. He deserves more attention than he has received from historians.)
