Monday 8 January 2007

St Pancras

If you don't know the Midland Grand Chambers then shame on you. Or maybe you don't live in London, or have more interesting things to do, or... (aka St Pancras aka "that huge neo-gothic pile on top of St Pancras station between the new British Library and Kings Cross station").

There seem to be a fair number of people asking about the building. See this thread at Urban75 , continual requests (via the derelict sensation) from bands, theatre groups, artists, chancers and dancers, urban explorers, and even Vicky is setting a story there (so she claims).

I guess everybody's curious because they can't get in as the developers have taken over. As a semi-derelict building thousands got in through Open House. We and others organised art events as well. The clip is a record of an event organised by TDS, Pangaea with Michael Czerwinski and Luna Nera and others (too numerous etc).





Mind you - I'd be curious to know how Paul Holmes got in recently. I have asked him, but he's not saying. Perhaps he works for Manhattan Loft Company? ;-) Anyway - his pictures are worth a look, as are Mike Slocombe's. Or see Jonathon Hall's 'unofficial tour'.

If the video doesn't work try here