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at 09:20:08 on Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Jamie Thompson
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I still think the ideal situation when they redevelop KX would be to
demolish the suburban shed and the somewhat ugly GN Hotel

They demolished quite a bit of shedding between the suburban
platforms and the Hotel at the very start of the project. Some
thought this was a prelude to extending the platform lengths, but
it was not the case.

The hotel stays.

Sort of. Doesn't the ground floor in effect become part of the station?

Seems just to hold the adjacent part of the roof up, it is outside the
'curve' of the Western Concourse, and the Camden planning drawings suggest
it is 'outside the scope of these applications', and the responsibility of
Kings Cross Central (are they the developers of the railway lands?).

Looks as if it will have no public use, indeed there is no sign of any
direct access between the building and the concourse. A similar situation
to St Pancras where the hotel & apartments is a separate project?

Paul S

In message , at 12:14:54 on
Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Paul Scott remarked:
Doesn't the ground floor in effect become part of the station?

Seems just to hold the adjacent part of the roof up, it is outside the
'curve' of the Western Concourse, and the Camden planning drawings suggest
it is 'outside the scope of these applications', and the responsibility of
Kings Cross Central (are they the developers of the railway lands?).

Looks as if it will have no public use, indeed there is no sign of any
direct access between the building and the concourse.

The concourse ground level will "merge through" the hotel ground floor,
it seems:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/images/5381_mh1.jpg

Which of course precludes demolishing the hotel. Hyperspace bypass or no
hyperspace bypass.
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Roland Perry

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In message , at 12:14:54 on Tue,
3 Feb 2009, Paul Scott remarked:
Doesn't the ground floor in effect become part of the station?

Seems just to hold the adjacent part of the roof up, it is outside the
'curve' of the Western Concourse, and the Camden planning drawings suggest
it is 'outside the scope of these applications', and the responsibility of
Kings Cross Central (are they the developers of the railway lands?).

Looks as if it will have no public use, indeed there is no sign of any
direct access between the building and the concourse.

The concourse ground level will "merge through" the hotel ground floor, it
seems:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/images/5381_mh1.jpg

Which of course precludes demolishing the hotel. Hyperspace bypass or no
hyperspace bypass.

Interesting - that'll be why I could see no doors on the drawing I referred
to - they've taken them out!

Paul