St Pancras
North end of St Pancras in 1969 with a 'Peak' arriving on a semi-fast from Nottingham. The ornate structure between the locomotive and the gasholders is one of 7 original Gothic style 'water-points' for steam locomotives, designed to complement the architecture of the station and the adjoining hotel. This last surviving example was saved with the help of Lottery funding - and two of the UK's largest mobile cranes. Nowadays it stands in an elevated position less than half a mile to the north alongside St Pancras Yacht Basin, between the main line and the Regents Canal.
Location: St Pancras
Original line: London Extension (Midland Railway)
Photographer: John Furnevel
Contact photographer: John Furnevel
Date: 05/09/1969
Image number: 38425
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