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This is part of the frieze around the lovers statue in St Pancras Station, actually called Meeting Place. It shows a typical scene from a busy commuter train, maybe an underground, maybe just an ordinary railway train. You can see a typical cross-section of people, some asleep, some reading newspapers, some just gazing into the […]
MoreThis is part of a frieze around the base of the huge 30 foot high bronze of two lovers at St Pancras Station. The magnificent statue is by the artist and sculptor, Paul Day. The frieze shows different scenes connected with the station, some are of its history, some are of the everyday experiences of travellers; it has been criticised because of some […]
MoreI am not very familiar with the poems of John Betjeman, maybe this is something I ought to rectify! He was a much-loved,and often quoted English poet born in 1906 in London. He was knighted in 1969 and became the Poet Laureate in 1972. He died in Cornwall in 1984, and is buried there. The quote, which you can see on the walkways of St […]
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Lois Elsden 