St Pancras Station: an intricate, gothic palace of travel | Europe's Most Famous Railway Stations

London's St. Pancras station, a cathedral of cast iron and steel built following the 1862 World's Fair, is an architectural feat.

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Chapters
▷ 00:00 - Intro
▷ 01:00 - St Pancras Railway Station
▷ 04:25 - Rosie Brigham shares her deep knowledge of the luxurious Midland Grand hotel
▷ 07:55 - Sir John Betjeman saved St Pancras station from deconstruction in the 1960s
▷ 08:35 - St Pancras Gardens, where 88,000 bodies were snatched from their graves
▷ 09:51 - The great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens
▷ 11:02 - The tragic Staplehurst crash of 1865
▷ 14:27 - St Pancras has to compete with King's Cross and Victoria Station
▷ 17:07 - The staff onboard the steam trains: morning rituals, and royal encounters
▷ 22:58 - Meet Lizzie, the hawk specially trained to keep St Pancras free from pigeons
▷ 26:06 - St Pancras Station: A relic of the age of steam and mechanics
▷ 26:54 - Credits


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Revisit five of the most iconic railway stations built in the 19th Century in Europe which are still landmarks in today’s urban landscapes. These cathedrals of the Industrial Age are all facing the future with a face lift. They tell amazing stories of architectural and mechanical feats, when the early jet set of the times travelled by steam engine trains across Europe. Thanks to spectacular 4k, this series reveals the magnificence of these public buildings and the many secrets they hold.

Original Title: Europe's Most Famous Railway Stations - London
A Film by Jeremy J. P. Fekete
© 2018, Licensed by Terranoa

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