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©Andy Beecroft
Looking north-west across the busy grid square, from an attic window of the adjacent Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras [[TQ3082]], we see this square's most prominent feature, Cubitt's 1852 frontage for the Great Northern Railway at King's Cross. Redevelopment should soon see the plain flat-roofed buildings in front (bottom right) knocked down, revealing the full height of the frontage for the first time in 100 years.
©Nick Leverton
Taken from Kings Place concert hall terrace, part of which can be seen on the right
©Oxyman
Commercial basin, now given over to moorings for private boats.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Seen from the rear by the canal, this former warehouse fronts on to All Saints Street.
©Stephen McKay
Battlebridge Basin is sandwiched between these office blocks. The building on the right is the recently opened King's Place, which incorporates an arts venue as well as offices - a symbol of the way King's Cross is changing.
©Stephen McKay
Taken from Kings Place concert hall terrace
©Oxyman
©Mike Quinn
Street of converted warehouses that back on to the Regent's Canal.
©Stephen McKay
©Gareth James
Battlebridge Basin, named as Horsfall Basin on Greenwoods Map of London 1827 is an offshoot of Regents Canal and was used originally for the transshipment of heavy goods in bulk from large ocean-going vessels on the Thames to further into London and to other parts of the country. It ceased to be used for commercial boat traffic in the 1950s and the wharves and warehouses have been transformed or replaced by upmarket residential properties or cultural centres such as the London Canal Museum and Kings Place. This photograph was taken from the terrace of the Rotunda bar in Kings Place, built on the site of Belmont Wharf looking across to what was Albert Wharf. The terrace closes at 10.00pm in case the residents of the flats opposite should be disturbed.
©Cathy Cox
Commercial basin, now given over to moorings for private boats.
©Alan Murray-Rust
The modern office buildings reflect in the still water of the canal where Battlebridge Basin runs off to the left as a maintenance vessel chugs past.
©Stephen McKay
The London Canal Museum is situated at the head of the basin. The towpath west of here is currently closed, a diversion exists around the rear of St Pancras railway station rejoining off Camley Street.
©Steve Fareham
Former warehouse, now converted to other commercial uses.
©Alan Murray-Rust

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