The Journal

St Pancras Station, one of the most famous landmarks in London, has a long and rich history that spans over 150 years. The station was opened in 1868 by the Midland Railway company and was originally meant to serve as the London terminus for the company. The station itself was designed by William Henry Barlow, a civil engineer who worked on many railway projects and was instrumental in the commissioning of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Barlow engineered the single-span train shed for which the station is famous, and which was the largest in the world at the time the station was built. The building was created in a Gothic Revival style and originally known as the Midland Grand Hotel. It was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scot, who also designed King’s College and the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park, and is an iconic feature of the station.