Architects Stanton Williams have won the commission to design a new square in front of King’s Cross Station, says the BBC. Anyone who loathes that nasty green canopy which forms the main entrance to the terminus can rejoice. The whole shebang will be swept away …
King’s Cross has to be one of the more interesting parts of town at the moment. Following the recent arrival of Eurostar, the once seedy area is already looking up. Next year, London’s art students arrive en masse, when Central St Martin’s moves in to …
Route of the new Boulevard, by M@. ‘The first major new road in London for a century is set to be car-free,’ claims the Standard, who apparently have never heard of the Westway, the Limehouse Link or any of the other major roads created in …
Photography by Chris Osburn A sherry bar in London? What a fino idea! And now it’s a reality. Opening today in that same secret courtyard as Spanish restaurant Camino (indeed, they share the same owner), Bar Pepito is a tiny place with a hefty list …
Londonist last week in numbers then translated into pictures… 2 new drinking fountains for London, the first we’ve had in 30 years 26 so far in our London Blogger interviews – meet Andreas, London Cyclist 100 hours community service plus fines and a general heaping …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 7th September 1978: Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is stabbed in the thigh with an umbrella whilst walking across Waterloo Bridge. He soon develops a fever, is hospitalised, and dies three days later. A post-mortem reveals a metal pellet …
Photography by Chris Osburn Back in November when we reviewed King’s Cross Spanish restaurant, Camino (3 Varnisher’s Yard, The Regent Quarter, N1 9AF), we concluded that we’d be happy to pay it a visit again. Well, it looks like we’re finally gonna get back there …
London is all a-twitter. Photo by Fin Fahey. One happy winner (Competition is over) Simon Brake is champ As you may recall, Kings Place and Network Rail held a Twitter haiku competition back in May. Tweets were judged by Yoko Ono and Jackie Kay and …
Image by Simon Crubellier Were you one of the thousands who composed the perfect 17 syllables to sum up summer in London? Between 18 and 20 May, commuters saw their Twittered haikus projected onto a huge screen at Kings Cross Station as part of a …
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break. Paolina’s Thai Café 181 King’s Cross Road, WC1X 9BZ 020 7278 8176 MAP Mon-Fri,12pm-3pm and 6pm-10pm Sat, 6pm-10pm Expect to Pay: Around £7 for most mains The endearingly cartoonish plaque …
A report on London travel blog London Reconnections reveals that plans to re-open Maiden Lane station, which closed over 90 years ago, are in a preliminary stage. Sitting snugly between Camden Road and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury on the North London branch of London Overground, …
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