Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

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Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

On Feb 6, 4:04*pm, "Basil Jet"
wrote:
Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

Available on ye olde iPlayer for another 6 days at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgzr9
- or if you can't get that, but do have digital satellite and a PVR,
it's on BBC One Northern Ireland in the early hours of Tuesday morning
(though most likely with in-vision signing.)

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

On Feb 6, 4:50*pm, martin wrote:
On Feb 6, 4:04*pm, "Basil Jet"

wrote:
Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

Available on ye olde iPlayer for another 6 days athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgzr9
- or if you can't get that, but do have digital satellite and a PVR,
it's on BBC One Northern Ireland in the early hours of Tuesday morning
(though most likely with in-vision signing.)

Having just watched it on iPlayer, I see that version has in-vision
signing too.

(While Michael Portillo points out that the public 'aren't generally
allowed' to visit Big Ben, you can write to your MP to request a tour.
It's well worth it. Details can be found at
http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/vi...urs/bigben.cfm )

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

On 06.02.10 16:50, martin wrote:
On Feb 6, 4:04 pm, "Basil Jet"
wrote:
Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

Available on ye olde iPlayer for another 6 days at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgzr9
- or if you can't get that, but do have digital satellite and a PVR,
it's on BBC One Northern Ireland in the early hours of Tuesday morning
(though most likely with in-vision signing.)
Very interesting.

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

Or have the jobsworths over at Health & Safety decreed that it's
"dangerous"?

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

On Feb 7, 12:30*pm, "
wrote:

On 06.02.10 16:50, martin wrote: On Feb 6, 4:04 pm, "Basil Jet"
*wrote:
Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

Available on ye olde iPlayer for another 6 days at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgzr9
- or if you can't get that, but do have digital satellite and a PVR,
it's on BBC One Northern Ireland in the early hours of Tuesday morning
(though most likely with in-vision signing.)

Very interesting.

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

Or have the jobsworths over at Health & Safety decreed that it's
"dangerous"?

I haven't watched the programme yet but St Pancras Chambers/ Midland
Grand Hotel is currently in the midst of being renovated and turrned
back into a hotel on the lower levels, with apartments on the upper
levels. I dare suggest the builders wouldn't be wildly keen on umpteen
visitors traipsing through their worksite!

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

wrote:
On 06.02.10 16:50, martin wrote:
On Feb 6, 4:04 pm, "Basil Jet"
wrote:
Every bit of this programme should be of interest to people here.

Available on ye olde iPlayer for another 6 days at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qgzr9 - or if you can't get that,
but do have digital satellite and a PVR, it's on BBC One Northern Ireland
in the early hours of Tuesday
morning (though most likely with in-vision signing.)
Very interesting.

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.


Go down to their sales office and convince them you have the readies to buy
one of the penthouse suites. I reckon that ought to get you a look round...

Paul S

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In message , "
writes

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

Probably not now that renovation has started. But it was certainly
possible to take a tour during one of the London Open House weekends a
few years ago. Sadly, I missed it for some reason.
--
Paul Terry

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

On Feb 7, 2:07*pm, Paul Terry wrote:

In message , "
writes

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

Probably not now that renovation has started. But it was certainly
possible to take a tour during one of the London Open House weekends a
few years ago. Sadly, I missed it for some reason.

Ditto. Rather annoyed I did now, looking back on it. Oh well.

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

Mizter T wrote:
On Feb 7, 12:30 pm, "
wrote:

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

I dare suggest the builders wouldn't be wildly keen on umpteen
visitors traipsing through their worksite!

You could try saying "I tell you what I want, what I really really want".

--
We are the Strasbourg. Referendum is futile.

Great British Railway Journeys: St Pancras to Westminster
 

In article ,
says...
In message , "
writes

I wonder if it's possible to get any tours of St. Pancras hotel.

Probably not now that renovation has started. But it was certainly
possible to take a tour during one of the London Open House weekends a
few years ago. Sadly, I missed it for some reason.


I did visit it a few years back on an Open House weekend, fascinating!

There was a charity auction for Kids Company on eBay last year entitled
'Sneak a peak inside the magnificent St Pancras hotel'

Description was 'The beautiful Midland Hotel at St Pancras is due to
reopen in 2011, but one reader can win an exclusive tour with our
architecture critic Rowan Moore and one of the developers. Tour for 4-5
people with Harry Handelsman of Manhattan Lofts and Rowan Moore. The
tour will be arranged at a mutually convenient time for both parties.
This item expires 30 June 2010.'

This implies that in theory it's not completely closed off until June.

The auction actually ended on 14 December, the winner paying £255.

Feedback was left by the winner on 4 February so presumably has taken
place.