St Pancras StationSuspected

Dated: Train shed 1864–68; hotel to 1876
Declared purpose: Midland Railway terminus and Midland Grand Hotel
Today: Survives, international station and hotel
Build time: About 4 years for the train shed
Region: Europe
Architect of record: George Gilbert Scott, architect: about 54 when credited (1865, born 1811). Build time on record: about 4 years for the train shed.; William Henry Barlow, engineer: about 52 when credited (1864, born 1812). Build time on record: about 4 years for the train shed.All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A below-grade undercroft the size of the train shed, under the largest single-span roof of its day.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Gothic hotel front by George Gilbert Scott over an iron train shed that was the largest single-span roof in the world when it opened in 1868.

Why researchers flag it
A below-grade undercroft the size of the train shed, under the largest single-span roof of its day.
Nearly demolished
In the 1960s it was planned for demolition, then saved.
The span
William Barlow's shed was the largest single-span roof in the world at opening, the same race as the fair halls.
Beer under the trains
The undercroft was built to store beer barrels, a below-grade level the size of the shed.
Architect of record
George Gilbert Scott (born 1811) was about 54 when credited with the design in 1865. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.