I agree - very good rendering of the atmosphere of the present-day station
(which I used every working day for 15 years, indeed matching Philippe
Amard's recollection "dusty, smelly and windy", and its twin at the other
end of the line was the same).
But I don't agree that Victoria is the station to use if flying to Gatwick -
I have flown in and out of Gatwick on literally hundreds of occasions, using
Victoria perhaps a dozen times. Look for trains with destination Luton or
Bedford, they call at London Bridge, Blackfriars, Farringdon and St Pancras,
with excellent connections to the Underground network, with more choice of
lines than Victoria. And the opportunity to view the St Pancras trainshed
and building.
Background on the station, the hotel and the history, with images, is here:
http://www.urban75.org/london/st_pancras.html
Piers
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From: Nathan Wajsman [mailto:photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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Subject: Re: [OM] Early morning at St Pancras
Really nice. I haven't been there for years, since normally I fly to Gatwick
and so Victoria is the train station I use.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On May 22, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> I stayed in London last night after being on duty until late, supervising
some like these:
>
>
<http://images.threeshoes.biz/gallery/27301110_shbBGx#!i=2528409457&k=pM4ZXG
Q&lb=1&s=A>
>
> But I awoke early, unable to sleep past 0500, so I headed for home via
King's Cross railway station. I was early for my 0723 train so I went next
door to St Pancras International to look around. It was nearly deserted at
train level so I took some photos of the attractions:
>
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5473>
>
> . . . and around 5 photos to the right of that.
>
> It's a smashing place, now that it has been refurbished for the Eurostar
etc . . .
>
> Chris
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