{"id":7621,"date":"2016-02-13T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T12:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/?p=7621"},"modified":"2016-08-20T15:01:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T15:01:51","slug":"kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores","title":{"rendered":"King&#8217;s Cross St Pancras, London \/\/ Photography Journal 33"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Before my unexpected move to Shoreditch in the summer I was a happy resident of Camden. I wrote about my fascination with this neighbourhood in some of my past posts such as the one on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/camden-architecture-an-ode-to-camden-lock\">architecture<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\">street art<\/a>\u00a0although one things I didn&#8217;t mention was my close proximity to the one and only King&#8217;s Cross.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Living within walking distance to this magical place\u00a0was a godsend as you sometimes forget that people from all over the world come here on their holidays so it was a great reminder not to take beautiful things for granted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-5.jpg\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-5\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-5.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-5-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-columns two-thirds-and-third clearfix\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-7.jpg\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-5\" width=\"511\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-7.jpg 511w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-7-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6.jpg\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-5\" width=\"681\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-6-640x640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">King&#8217;s Cross\u00a0has a\u00a0certain kind of buzz about it. People from all walks of life spider out from it&#8217;s many entrances and whichever direction they choose, they&#8217;re bound to stumble upon something magical. St Pancras is a true marvel of British architecture while the walk towards Central Saint Martins is littered with small art projects that are sure to inspire.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-12.jpg\" alt=\"barclays building kings cross colourful\" width=\"681\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-12.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-12-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-12-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7621 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-17'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-17-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-17-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-17-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-17.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-23'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-23-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-23-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-23-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-23.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-13'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-13-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-13-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-13.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Forming the frontispiece of St Pancras railway station is the majestic St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel. It first opened in 2011, but occupies much of the former Midland Grand Hotel designed by George Gilbert Scott which opened in 1873 and closed in 1935. If you&#8217;re a regular reader of Style Division you may remember a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/lookbook-fashion-world-jean-paul-gaultier-qantas\">lookbook<\/a> that I did inside the hotel around this time last year and my love for the building has not died down.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7621 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-21\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-21-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/kings-cross-st-pancras-style-division-explores\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-1260x840.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-24-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I spent a few hours exploring the area and even put together a little video as there&#8217;s nothing better than having a few hours to kill and\u00a0doing a spot of people watching. I keep coming back to this word &#8216;<strong><em>sonder<\/em><\/strong>&#8216;\u00a0which is a word that describes\u00a0the realisation that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. Let that sink in for a second.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MncQmQ4CDzU&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kings Cross Street Style<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It wouldn&#8217;t be a Style Division post without a spot of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/street-style-fashion-photography\">street style<\/a>\u00a0although I only managed to capture a few photos that are worth sharing\u00a0but with street photography a lot of it is about luck and it seems Kings Cross isn&#8217;t the most stylish place in the capital \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography.jpg\" alt=\"king cross street style fashion\" width=\"681\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-640x427.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7634\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-3.jpg\" alt=\"king cross street style fashion\" width=\"681\" height=\"1022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-3.jpg 454w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-3-280x420.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/styledivision\/\">STYLEGRAM<\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have such an abundance of photos from Kings Cross that this is just part 1 of a 3 part series. Let me know what you thought of the photos by tweeting me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StyleDivision\">@StyleDivision<\/a> or make sure to use the links below to stay in touch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-25.jpg\" alt=\"kings cross st pancras station vsco photography-25\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-25.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kings-cross-st-pancras-station-vsco-photography-25-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/styledivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">INSTAGRAM<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/styledivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">TWITTER<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheStyleDivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">FACEBOOK<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/styledivision\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">PINTEREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before my unexpected move to Shoreditch in the summer I was a happy resident of Camden. I wrote about my fascination with this neighbourhood in some of my past posts such as the one on architecture and street art\u00a0although one things I didn&#8217;t mention was my close proximity to the one and only King&#8217;s Cross. 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