A week after opening for the Queen, St Pancras International is finally ready for the likes of us. The station has been restored beyond its former glory. Britain's answer to Central Station is ready for business. Everyone knows by now that the sumptious Euston Road frontage to the station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott. But what else in London did the Great Scott design? Time to dust off our old 'Stalks' series,......

This Week In London’s History Monday – 1st October 1868: St. Pancras Station is officially opened as the London terminus for the Midland Railway, despite its construction being incomplete. Part of the buildings would form the iconic gothic St. Pancras Chambers, which housed the Midland Grand Hotel. Tuesday – 2nd October 1909: Twickenham Stadium hosts its first ever rugby match, with Harlequins beating Richmond 14-10. Wednesday – 3rd October 1975: After three days of......

Having spent an enjoyable couple of hours exploring leafy Holland Park last week, our next mission in our continuing quest to find out more about the city we live in was to investigate some parts of the decidedly more urban locale of St Pancras (sans audio-guide this time). Our first stop was to be St Pancras Old Church, at the top end of Pancras Road. Easier said than done, as it happens – we......

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside the London Academy school in Edgware yesterday afternoon. The former Midland Grand Hotel, next to St Pancras, is to reopen in 2009 after a 100 million-pound refurbishment. Ken has published a report which calculates that this year's Living Wage for London is £7.05 an hour. Thames Water will not be imposing a drought order...yet. Ken again: writing in the Independent this time, and claiming that Blair's......