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Author Archives: Clare Hill
Catching the artistically curious
At dusk on a backstreet south of the Euston Road, Redhanded’s glowing shopfront jumps out from the swathe of council estates. Cromer Street is a perpetually shuttered row of shops, and two artists have set up a temporary studio and … Continue reading
A radical walk around King’s Cross
The local socialist café Firebox is holding a walking tour celebrating the radical history of the area this Saturday. Marx and Lenin were both said to have been partial to a drink in the Water Rats on Gray’s Inn Road … Continue reading
Posted in Kings Cross local history, Things to do
Tagged coffee shop, Firebox, left-wing, Lenin, Marx, politics, radical, socialist
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An invisible dot marks a comedy spot
There’s a handsome former industrial building on Northdown Street that has recently acquired beckoning, warmly luminous signage. It reads: The Invisible Dot, and it has done its job of coming over all enigmatic and luring me in to check out … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Entertainment
Tagged arts venue, Comedy, Entertainment, live acts, N1, Northdown Street, stand-up comedy, The Invisible Dot
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Height restriction policy win for campaigners on town hall annexe site
As tall buildings spring up in the King’s Cross development, and work begins on Camden’s new town hall there, it is worth turning some attention back to plans for the site next to the existing town hall. Local group, Friends … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Planning, Licensing and Regulation
Tagged Bloomsbury Conservation Area, Camden Council, conservation, Euston Road, Friends of Argyle Square, Grade I-listed, Grade II listed, heritage, King's Cross Conservation Area, King's Cross station, Site allocations development plan, skyscraper, south of euston road, St Pancras station, tower block, Town Hall annexe, Town Hall extension, WC1
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Blasted flowers herald spring?
Springwatch in King’s Cross has taken on a bit of a dirt-busting theme with the appearance of “reverse graffiti” flowers. A scattering of tropical hibiscuses and stylised floral patterns mysteriously appeared in the last week or so in the paved … Continue reading
Buildings opposite station to be preserved
What a difference a year makes. And community objection. In a happy case of a developer/owner who seems to have listened to local views, the Georgian terraces facing King’s Cross station are set for renovation, not demolition. In November last … Continue reading
A happy KXmas
The last stage of the station’s redevelopment is following the seasons in a way. It’s the beginning of a long winter of facial reconstruction and hibernation behind hoardings, with the final bit of the green canopy ‘wrapping’ set to be … Continue reading
Protest planned for the 25th anniversary of the King’s Cross fire
This Sunday, 18 November will mark 25 years since a ferocious fire swept up the Piccadilly line escalator at King’s Cross underground station during evening rush hour, killing 31 people in the ticket hall. The Rail Maritime and Transport union … Continue reading
