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London Districts: Kings Cross (Documentary)

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London Districts

London Districts

Күн бұрын

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Kings Cross is located in central London, a mile and a half north of Charing Cross.
For several years, Kings Cross was Central London's poorest district firmly aligned with prostitution, drugs and homelessness. Naturally, the area then saw a decline in regards to railway goods especially to the north of the station and the neighbouring regions. This forced the introduction of heavy policing along with CCTV working to eliminate the unsavoury practices.
The lasting reputation still gave way to cheaper rents attracting a slew of artists and designers into the district. The turn-around from improvements made over the years to Kings Cross has seen the likes of Facebook and Sky place offices here…
King's Cross St. Pancras is the busiest and most well-connected interchange of the entire London Underground network of 270 stations. At peak times, more than 550 tube trains are in operation across the 11 coloured tube lines, 6 of which pass through here.
Interestingly, the station has a platform that non-magical people cannot see called Platform 9 ¾ with a single express train stopping at some sort of school called Hogwarts. A student named Harry Potter previously left his trolley here and it’s become a popular feature people queue up to observe.
St Pancras International of 1868 has been home to Eurostar since 2007 along with a collection of shops, restaurants and Europe's longest Champagne bar. William Barlow originally designed a single terminus on Euston Road to run from Bedford to London but you can now travel directly to Belgium, France, the Netherlands as well as various corners of England.
The frontage of the station is a jaw-droppingly Gothic display of beauty as the 300-roomed St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. George Gilbert Scott submitted this Victorian palace design with 150 bedrooms but the Midland Railway Company were so taken with his ideas, they doubled down on them for a much bigger and more expensive feat. Most rooms are about £250 a night but the Royal Suite is £10,000 a night. This is reasonable considering it recently cost £47,000 just to reapply wallpaper to one of the rooms.
Granary Square is a large public space roughly equal to the size of Trafalgar square and has become the beating heart of the district. The actual square lies in front of the Granary building originally conceived in 1852 by Lewis Cubitt as a useful place to unload goods from barges. The building is now a campus of UAL (University of the Arts London).
After redevelopment of the area, Granary Square opened in 2012 with a large water installation feature. A display of 1000 small fountain jets are used mostly by families with young children to cool down and have some fun in the sun. This spot hosts a range of art, culture and sport events, music and even ice-cream festivals.
As you walk through Granary Square you’ll notice restaurants conveniently placed for watching the view as you dine out. If you’re not fancying a bite to eat, a greenery section by the canal has been created where people chill with friends, read by the water or enjoy film viewings from a screen across the canal.
Walking down the slope or steps near Granary Square beside the greenery seating reveals the towpath along the canal which follows through with an inviting view of the boats. Wandering further along will eventually lead you to Word on the Water.
This floating bookshop on Regent’s canal has been here since 2011, well kind of. When they arrived then, canal regulations ordered them to relocate every two weeks. A mixture of squatting for six months straight and public outcry from a successful campaign of supporters forced the canal trust to finally relent and offer the boat a permanent berth. New and used titles are all accessible to browse in this cosy 1920’s Dutch barge whilst a soothing soundtrack of water and music emits in the background. Customers are very welcome to enter, get comfortable and page turn beside the woodburning stove. The boat hosts talks on the arts, technology, feminism and politics; and puts on musical performance and open mic nights.
These wrought iron frames you can see were Gasholders from the 1850’s in use up until the year 2000, they’d store and transfer gas as part of Pancras Gasworks...
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Пікірлер: 58
@oliverpiers6603
@oliverpiers6603 2 жыл бұрын
Best channel on KZbin. Does every area justice and the music fits perfectly.
@CiderGuy
@CiderGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Missed you, so glad you’re back. 👍😀
@gerritliskow2399
@gerritliskow2399 2 жыл бұрын
You could do one of these for every day of the week and I wouldn't get tired. Thanks so much 🥳
@LondonDistricts
@LondonDistricts 2 жыл бұрын
If only!!! thanks for the appreciation :)
@celpabedn
@celpabedn 2 жыл бұрын
@@LondonDistricts Could you identify where the video of Goldie's Inner city life?
@LondonDistricts
@LondonDistricts 2 жыл бұрын
​@@celpabedn Oh that's Camberwell. (Wyndham and Comber estate)
@MentalMickey999
@MentalMickey999 6 ай бұрын
​@@LondonDistricts, just seen two of your vids on London Live tv channel, beautifully filmed and narrated, nice one, why did you stop making vids?
@johanrijhkelaar3627
@johanrijhkelaar3627 2 жыл бұрын
Kings Cross station and it’s surrounding areas is just a nice place to be, great sightseeing and that big city vibe
@LondonDistricts
@LondonDistricts 2 жыл бұрын
True true. It has a very nice relaxing feel to it.
@unwaw
@unwaw 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see these back
@HROM1908
@HROM1908 17 күн бұрын
A most brilliant documentary on my favourite area of my home town. Well done.
@rogerpancake6803
@rogerpancake6803 Жыл бұрын
Along with John Rogers these beautifully shot and narrated films deserve to be kept somewhere for posterity as this is the real voice of cool accessible and beautiful London .. one of life’s real pleasures …thank you so much
@sammcauley
@sammcauley Жыл бұрын
Please don't ever stop making these videos, I've enjoyed them for years but have recently had to leave London as I can no longer afford to live there. I love seeing and learning more of the place I now think of as home.
@itsjustme114
@itsjustme114 2 жыл бұрын
I really love this area! I used to live quite close, good memories ;)
@foreignparticle1320
@foreignparticle1320 2 жыл бұрын
So happy to see this pop up in my feed today. And of course, another great vid (with a great soundtrack) as usual! I can't wait to be able to come back to London!!
@quantum.9883
@quantum.9883 2 жыл бұрын
Dewyne is back!!
@mrsupershaf
@mrsupershaf Жыл бұрын
Hi I really enjoy watching your videos they are very well put together. Please upload more. Thank you
@murraybk3493
@murraybk3493 2 жыл бұрын
Top quality. Do you think you will ever repeat districts to show how much they've changed over the years?
@alanjacks9081
@alanjacks9081 2 жыл бұрын
Another good video and very informative Dewyne, thanks.
@dolorespinto3106
@dolorespinto3106 2 жыл бұрын
lovely. Welcome back
@Charlievorn
@Charlievorn 2 жыл бұрын
please do 1 on hackney :)) love these
@kclew3414
@kclew3414 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb as always. Man o man I really missed it when you made a video once a month. Love how you always shoot your angles to tell your story. I think one of the key elements you use so effectively is movement, Whether it's a canal boat, a dog or the wind blowing though some flags, you always keep your story moving. Great job as always and love the new soundtrack. Tell Yeth Thar he's a master, heehee.
@yyyyyyyyyyxxxxxxxxxxwwwwww9249
@yyyyyyyyyyxxxxxxxxxxwwwwww9249 2 жыл бұрын
Please do Ealing and Acton as soon as possible! My favorite towns
@carolinafreitas524
@carolinafreitas524 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! They make me feel back in London every time I watch
@WifeMamaArtist
@WifeMamaArtist Жыл бұрын
OMG, you’ve actually done a video of an area north of the river!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮
@kujuhenry712
@kujuhenry712 Жыл бұрын
Great work. I love your delivery around history of London.🙂👍🏿
@johnconaboy9461
@johnconaboy9461 2 жыл бұрын
As always such a good feel to your brilliant narration of areas within London
@PeterPete37
@PeterPete37 2 жыл бұрын
We missed you!
@LiamPDunne
@LiamPDunne 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible work with this series!
@mrsupershaf
@mrsupershaf 2 жыл бұрын
Great Video, really enjoyed watching. Thank you
@D_B_Cooper
@D_B_Cooper 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Love this channel
@mussiebeyene8834
@mussiebeyene8834 2 жыл бұрын
Welcoming you bk with open arms. Remember Kings X in its hay day. Seeing the prostitutes on the streets, feeling unsafe during the night. Seeing the transformations slowly but surely is amazing. Thank you for the upload. Bless.
@bobbydiamonddazzler3939
@bobbydiamonddazzler3939 5 ай бұрын
Hi there, will there be anymore new videos or updates. Thank you
@tannystakeaways8511
@tannystakeaways8511 2 жыл бұрын
Great channel and video. Thank you.
@jimmya.2300
@jimmya.2300 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dewyne I was getting worried. Where have you been? I'm expecting a run of your vids now. Great stuff yet again mate. Did the walk from Kings Cross along the canal to Camden market just a couple of weeks ago. Took Some northern friends who have never been to London before. Did the tour guide thing. They loved it. Great Vid and music yet again Dewyne.
@tonyrees1247
@tonyrees1247 9 ай бұрын
I just came across your video and enjoyed it very much, but it did rather concentrate on the new development behind the stations. It would have been nice if you could have added a chapter about the old community of King's Cross to the east of KX station where people actually live. Not as colourful I guess.
@jamesjohnmoss8130
@jamesjohnmoss8130 2 жыл бұрын
Big sorry, I committed on music versus voice,big fact is you have got it right. Love
@fishingwithfilitsa
@fishingwithfilitsa 2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@7ev100
@7ev100 2 жыл бұрын
hope these vids make a return!
@ITZhazza12
@ITZhazza12 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! 👍
@oforid2227
@oforid2227 2 жыл бұрын
i didn't think charing cross was a mile away from kings cross until you said it 😂 besides that love the video and keep up the good work 🥰👍
@rezaroshanzamir5708
@rezaroshanzamir5708 2 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining and informative
@allergic2okoy23
@allergic2okoy23 2 жыл бұрын
2:24 Black cab from Hogwarts
@GiboonCloudSmoker
@GiboonCloudSmoker 2 жыл бұрын
Spotted that one too!
@LondonDistricts
@LondonDistricts 2 жыл бұрын
Haha good one!
@helenthomas2095
@helenthomas2095 2 жыл бұрын
Can you please do Wood Green in the future 💚
@leonjustleon
@leonjustleon Жыл бұрын
What happened to the videos?
@sam-fq3ms
@sam-fq3ms 2 жыл бұрын
Do hounslow
@davechristopheringram6452
@davechristopheringram6452 3 ай бұрын
sure has changed sin since 1960s when me and friends or brother used to collect trains numbers. Another hobby which is disappearing fast
@D_B_Cooper
@D_B_Cooper Жыл бұрын
Have you retired?
@bradbel
@bradbel 2 жыл бұрын
I caught your Easter Egg 😉
@LambrettaFunk
@LambrettaFunk Жыл бұрын
Wow not a single mention of the British Libarary (BL), which was there a decade before the yank companies you mentionmand & kicked off all of this developement. BTW this area is called "The Knowledge Quarter" by the govenment and the BL is slap bang in the middle of it.
@miaroscfala
@miaroscfala Жыл бұрын
The British Library is in the district of Somers Town, not Kings Cross. Watch his Somers Town episode instead. Methinks you should get your facts straight!
@petshop7248
@petshop7248 2 жыл бұрын
I live in Hollywood, Los Angeles. America sucks in comparison.
@birddog3130
@birddog3130 2 жыл бұрын
kill the LOUD music mate.. getting sea sick......bye
@leonjustleon
@leonjustleon Жыл бұрын
What happened to the videos?
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