St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
The Midland Grand was one of the most admired buildings of Victorian London: a cathedral of red brick, spires and pointed windows, built to make a railway company's name.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1873
- Rooms
- About 245 rooms and suites
- Area
- Euston Road, at St Pancras station
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What sets St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection apart
The grand staircase
A double stair that sweeps up three floors under a vault painted with stars, with ironwork and wallpaper of the 1870s restored to their first colours.
The building
Scott designed it after losing the chance to build the Foreign Office in Gothic. It opened in 1873 with hydraulic lifts and a revolving door, both new to England.
Saved twice
The hotel closed in 1935 and became railway offices. In the 1960s it was to be pulled down, and a campaign led by the poet John Betjeman saved it. His statue stands in the station.
The station
The trains to Paris and Brussels leave from the platforms behind the hotel. The British Library, with Magna Carta on show, is next door.
What it has
- The Booking Office 1869 bar
- Midland Grand Dining Room
- Spa
- Swimming pool
- Direct way into the station
Where St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection is
Address
Euston RoadLondon NW1 2AR, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
King's Cross St Pancras, on six lines, under the hotel
Museums and sights nearby
- The British Museum1.1 km
- The National Gallery2.3 km
- St Paul's Cathedral2.6 km
- London Eye3.0 km
- Tate Modern3.1 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
The Midland Grand
The Midland Railway held a competition for a hotel to stand in front of its new station, and Scott won it with a design far larger than the brief. The first part opened in 1873 and the rest three years later.
It had too few bathrooms to survive the twentieth century and shut in 1935. After a restoration that took ten years it reopened as a hotel in 2011.
St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection: common questions
- Where is St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection?
- At Euston Road, in King's Cross, London. The nearest Tube station is King's Cross St Pancras, on six lines, under the hotel.
- Which museums and sights are near St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection?
- The British Museum is 1.1 km away, The National Gallery is 2.3 km away, St Paul's Cathedral is 2.6 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has a swimming pool in the spa, in the old kitchens of the hotel.
- When did St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection open?
- In 1873. It has about 245 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
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Things to do near St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 2Walk through two million years at the British Museum1.1 km awayMuseum, 2.5 to 4 hours, free
- 16Spend an evening in Covent Garden and the West End2.0 km awayShow, 2 to 5 hours, free to walk, theatre ticket
- 4See Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery2.3 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
- 8Climb the dome of St Paul's Cathedral2.6 km awayChurch, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, ticket
Where to eat near St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Rock and Sole Plaice4.3Fish and chip shop, Covent Garden1.7 km away
- The Ivy4.4Theatre restaurant, Covent Garden1.9 km away
- Dishoom Covent Garden4.7Bombay café, Covent Garden1.9 km away
- St. JOHN4.5British restaurant, Smithfield2.0 km away
Artists to see near St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 2.3 km away
- Jan van Eyck
- Paolo Uccello
- Piero della Francesca
- Giovanni Bellini
- Sandro Botticelli
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Titian
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Caravaggio
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Anthony van Dyck
- Diego Velázquez
- Rembrandt
- Johannes Vermeer
- Canaletto
- William Hogarth
- George Stubbs
- Thomas Gainsborough
- J. M. W. Turner
- John Constable
- Édouard Manet
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Georges Seurat
Tate Modern, 3.1 km away
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