late night oppo

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 07/07/2020 at 05:28 • Filed to: late night oppo, hemmings.com, London, UK

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OPPOsaurus WRX > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/07/2020 at 07:54

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those buildings look like they could use a good powerwashing.

ranwhenparked > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/07/2020 at 08:00

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That was true of basically every building in London back then.

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/07/2020 at 10:31

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That’s the hotel of the St. Pancras Station. When it was built it was very ornate, opened in 1873 as the Midland Grand Hotel, and closed in 1935.

Later being offices for British Rail with empty rooms and utilised rooms given faux ceilings and tube strip lighting. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that British Rail wanted to off load the property and a company came in and wanted to restore the old lustre to the hotel and it was reopened in 2011 as the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

Imagine having a room looking out over the station.

Literally on your doorstep you can get a train to anywhere in the U.K. or Europe.

There is an area of private apart ments at not too bad a price for London house prices.

Svend > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/07/2020 at 10:34

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After being a lavish hotel from 1873 to 1935, it bec ame office space for British Rail, sold in 2002 and restored, the former Midland Grand Hotel was reopened in 2011 as the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel.

With some of the rooms looking out over the station.

Cé hé sin > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/07/2020 at 18:01

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Got them since....

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/07/2020 at 18:03

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Question: how many Fords in the picture? I make it five.