London, King's Cross Station c.1886
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This London terminus of the Great Northern Railway was opened in 1852. It was built on the site of the old Smallpox Hospital. Its twin brick arches, surmounted by a central clock tower, make it a curiously modern-looking building. There was a granary here that would accept 60,000 sacks of corn, water-tanks holding 150,000 gallons and a goods shed 600 feet long. From King's Cross trains plied the east coast route to Scotland.
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