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It's #CarFreeDay, so where are you walking?
Here's a beautiful back-street route from #KingsCross to #CoventGarden: 35 happy minutes with some London history thrown in for free! THREAD ⬇️
You can also pick up one of our maps from @LNER station concourse footways.london/map
Here's a beautiful back-street route from #KingsCross to #CoventGarden: 35 happy minutes with some London history thrown in for free! THREAD ⬇️
You can also pick up one of our maps from @LNER station concourse footways.london/map
2. King's Cross was designed by Cubitt to be simple and functional. It sits in stark contrast to the elaborate St Pancras next door, built 15 years later.
3. Straight down Judd Street, or meander through the intriguing streets and ancient alleys via Argyle St. On Judd Street, keep an eye out for numbers 93 to 101, with their early 19th century shop front features still intact.
30 years ago the #KingsCross fire took the lives of 31 people & changed fire safety forever. We'll relive that blaze in real time #KX30
Mr Squire was travelling up escalator 4 & noticed white smoke underneath stair treads & saw sparks. He reported it to the booking clerk #KX30
Halfway up escalator 4 Mr Myatt saw wisps of smoke & smelt burning. When he reached the top another passenger hit the stop button #KX30
