Designed by Lewis Cubitt. Took the name from the area which had taken it from a statue of Geoge IV that once stood at the junction of Pentonville Road, Euston Road, Gray's Inn Road and Caledonian Road. It was demolished in 1845 but the area retained the name. queries the apostrophe in the station name.
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King's Cross Station
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King's Cross Station
King's Cross Station -Â Lewis Cubitt (1799 - 1883) architect. The station was ...
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Conservators of the River Thames / Thames Conservancy
Came into being as a result of the Thames Conservancy Act,1857. Completed the building of Teddington Lock. Lost some of its responsibilities in 1909 to the Port of London Authority and in 1974 the ...
3 memorials
Lord Nuffield, William Morris
Motor manufacturer and philanthropist. Born Worcester. Began work in a bicycle shop and designed the first Morris car in 1912. Founder of the Morris Motor Company and founder of the Nuffield Fou...
1 memorial
first thoroughfare under a navigable river in the world
See Brunel's Thames Tunnel.
2 memorials
Croydon Road Recreation Ground
The land was purchased by the Beckenham Local Board to provide a public open space which had been lacking since the loss of the Fair Field for housing in the 1870s. The site was part of open farmla...
1 memorial
Donald Campbell
Land and water speed record-holder. Born Donald Malcolm Campbell, Canbury, Kingston Hill, Surrey. After the death of his father (Sir Malcolm Campbell), he decided to defend his water title and rega...
1 memorial
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