Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood

Describes the area around King's Cross as far north as Camden Town, and includes descriptions of the new St Pancras church and the Foundling Hospital.

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Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood, ed. Walter H Godfrey, W McB. Marcham (London, 1952), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol24/pt4 [accessed 29 April 2025].

Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood. Edited by Walter H Godfrey, W McB. Marcham (London, 1952), British History Online, accessed April 29, 2025, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol24/pt4.

Survey of London: Volume 24, the Parish of St Pancras Part 4: King's Cross Neighbourhood. Ed. Walter H Godfrey, W McB. Marcham (London, 1952), British History Online. Web. 29 April 2025. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol24/pt4.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Publishing and Survey committees v-viii
Description of plates xiii-xvii
List of illustrations xix-xxi
Preface xxiii
Index map 98
St. Pancras Church 1-9
The Foundling Hospital 10-24
The Foundling Hospital and Doughty Estates 25-55
The Calthorpe Estate 56-69
The Harrison Estate 70-79
The Southampton Estate (Tavistock Place area) 80-82
The Skinners' Company Estate 83-93
The Cromer-Lucas Estate 94-95
The Swinton Estate 96-101
Battle Bridge Estate 102-113
Euston Road 114-117
Somers Town 118-123
The Aldenham School or Brewers' Company Estate 124-127
The Bedford Estate 128-131
The Southampton Estate : Mornington Crescent 132-133
Camden Town 134-139
Additional Churches 140-146
Additional Burial Grounds 147-151
Appendix 153-155
References 156-157
Index to names 159-181
Plate 1: Section of map of London by R. Horwood (1799) (north part of Gray's Inn Road). 1
Plate 2: Section of map of St. Pancras by John Tompson (circa 1803) (upper part of Gray's Inn Road). 2
Plate 3: Section of map of St. Pancras by John Tompson (circa 1803) (Foundling Hospital etc.). 3
Plate 4: Section of map of St. Pancras by John Britton (1834) (north of Euston Road). 4
Plate 5: Section of map of St. Pancras by John Britton (1834) (Euston Road and south of it). 5
Plate 6: St. Pancras (New) Church. Plan, elevations and sections by Inwood 6
Plate 7: St. Pancras (New) Church, tower 7
Plate 8: St. Pancras (New) Church, west portico 8
Plate 9: St. Pancras (New) Church, east front 9
Plate 10: St. Pancras (New) Church. External views 10
Plate 11: Foundling Hospital (1794) 11
Plate 12: Foundling Hospital, general plan of buildings 12
Plate 13: Foundling Hospital, ground floor plan 13
Plate 14: Foundling Hospital, first floor plan 14
Plate 15: Foundling Hospital, elevations 15
Plate 16: Foundling Hospital east wing, plan and elevation 16
Plate 17: Foundling Hospital, view from south-east 17
Plate 18: Foundling Hospital, sections, etc. 18
Plate 19: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, interior looking east 19
Plate 20: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, altar rails 20
Plate 21: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, gallery 21
Plate 22: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, north window in east wall 22
Plate 23: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, cloister 23
Plate 24: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, east and north lobbies 24
Plate 25: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, details 25
Plate 26: Foundling Hospital, Chapel, pulpit and reading desks 26
Plate 27: Foundling Hospital, Court Room, details 27
Plate 28: Foundling Hospital, Court Room 28
Plate 29: Foundling Hospital, Court Room, wall decorations 29
Plate 30: Foundling Hospital, Court Room, fireplace 30
Plate 31: Foundling Hospital, Court Room, ceiling 31
Plate 32: Foundling Hospital, Picture Gallery, details 32
Plate 33: Foundling Hospital, Committee room, details 33
Plate 34: Foundling Hospital, Picture Gallery, fireplace 34
Plate 35: Foundling Hospital, Committee room, fireplace 35
Plate 36: Foundling Hospital, decorative details 36
Plate 37: Foundling Hospital, Boys' dining room 37
Plate 38: Foundling Hospital, Staircase 38
Plate 39: Foundling Hospital, Statue of Capt. Thomas Coram 39
Plate 40: Foundling Hospital, Colonnades to forecourt 40
Plate 41: Foundling Hospital, Colonnades 41
Plate 42: View from Red Lion Square (1731) 42
Plate 43: Nos. 7 and 8, Guilford Place 43
Plate 44: Nos. 25-31 and 77-82, Guilford Street 44
Plate 45: Nos. 70-73, Guilford Street 45
Plate 46: No. 40, Brunswick Square 46
Plate 47: Nos. 30-32, Bernard Street 47
Plate 48: Mecklenburgh Square, south side 48
Plate 49: Mecklenburgh Square, east side elevation and details 49
Plate 50: Mecklenburgh Square, east side (centre) 50
Plate 51: Mecklenburgh Square, east side (from S.W.) 51
Plate 52: Doughty Street, doorways 52
Plate 53: Nos. 145–149, Gray's Inn Road 53
Plate 54: Welsh Charity School, Gray's Inn Road (1850) 54
Plate 55: Nos. 33-49, Frederick Street 55
Plate 56: Nos. 29-33, Ampton Street 56
Plate 57: Nos. 48-50, Frederick Street 57
Plate 58: Inscribed stone (Bagnigge House) and No. 10, Calthorpe Street 58
Plate 59: Bagnigge Wells 59
Plate 60: The entrance of Bagnigge Wells 60
Plate 61: Bagnigge Wells 61
Plate 62: St. Peter's Church, Regent Square, elevations and sections 62
Plate 63: St. Peter's Church, Regent Square, west portico and tower 63
Plate 64: The Presbyterian Church, Regent Square 64
Plate 65: Nos. 4 and 6, Tavistock Place 65
Plate 66: St. George's Gardens 66
Plate 67: St. George's Gardens, tombs 67
Plate 68: Nos. 9, 10 and 11, Leigh Street and Nos. 8-11, Thanet Street 68
Plate 69: Nos. 6 and 7, Sandwich Street 69
Plate 70: No. 14, Leigh Street 70
Plate 71: Statue of Major John Cartwright, Cartwright Gardens 71
Plate 72: Cartwright Gardens from the north 72
Plate 73: Nos. 54-57, Burton Street 73
Plate 74: Battle Bridge (1814) 74