Key Words :- station hotel

Address :- Euston Road, London, Greater London, NW1
Grid Ref :- TQ 30091 82876
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.529816 , Long -0.125983
Local Authority :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Listed - Grade I
Historic England List No - 1342037,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1872 -

Description and History of Site:-
Grand Gothic revival Midland Hotel (1868-72) by George Gilbert Scott fronts Euston Rd. Structural wrought-ironwork exposed and decorated in staircases, etc.
The St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel occupies parts of the original Midland Grand Hotel, including the main public rooms, together with a new bedroom wing on the western side of the Barlow train-shed. The upper levels of the original building have been redeveloped as apartments by the Manhattan Loft Corporation. It held its grand opening on 5 May 2011, exactly 138 years after its original opening in 1873.

Further Reading and References:-
Burton, Anthony. 'Industrial Archaeological Sites of Britain'. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977
Smith, Tim R. 'A gazetteer of hydraulic power in London'. London's Industrial Archaeology No 19 [2021]
http://www.glias.org.uk/journals/19-c.pdf

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