The 800 columns under St Pancras station were spaced to fit barrels of Burton beer! In Victorian times, the vaults below the platforms were a giant beer store, filled by three beer trains a day.
The beer has gone, but St Pancras International is still full of surprises. It's where the Eurostar leaves for Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, on Euston Road in King's Cross.
Today, DOYOUSPEAKLONDON takes you on a tour of London's most beautiful station, from its giant bronze kiss to its pink neon!
From Victorian beer trains to the Eurostar: the story of St Pancras
St Pancras opened on 1 October 1868 for the Midland Railway. Its engineer, William Henry Barlow, gave it a huge roof of iron and glass: about 74 metres wide and 30 metres high!
Fun fact: when it was finished, the Barlow Shed was the largest single-span roof in the world.
