Property in N1 Kings Cross Area
Kings Cross is a district located 2.4 km (2.5 miles) north of “Charing Cross”. It is a place located in the region of “London Borough of Camden” and partly in the “London Borough of Islington”. This area previously had repute for being as a red light area and run - down. Still, rapid renaissance since the mid of 1990’s has made this repute fundamentally out – of – date. As of November 2007 this area has also been the station of the “Eurostar” rail service at “St Pancras International”, with the services to Belgium and France. The regeneration still continues under the patronage of “King's Cross Central” which is a chief redevelopment in the northern area. Many more cultural venues, hotels and restaurants have made this area an enlightening centre in the 2000’s. There is also residential accommodation and large business activity in this area.
Kings Cross was a village earlier. It was known as “Battle Bridge” which was an olden passage of the “River Fleet”. The unique name of this bridge was “Broad Ford Bridge”.
The name ‘Battle Bridge’ led to a practice which was also a site of the main war between the Iceni tribe and the Romans which was led by the Boudica. This tradition is not maintained by any historical proof and it was also rejected by present historians. Still the book of Lewis Spence‘s “Boadicea - warrior queen of the Britons” which was released on 1937 went up to include a map illustrating the spots of the opposing armies. The implication that “Boudica” is buried under platform nine or ten at “King's Cross Station” appears to have arisen as an “urban folklore” as the end of “World War II”.
In the year 1830, a tribute to “King George IV” was constructed at the joint of “Gray's Inn” Road, New Road and Pentonville Road, which afterward became “Euston Road”. This monument which was placed in the junction was 60ft in height, and topped by an 11ft high statue of “King George IV”. The upper storey of the statue was used as “camera obscura” and the base of the statue was a public house and a police station.
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