![]() ![]() This reputation was perpetuated by contemporary writers as being a squalid slum housing many poor, drunken Irish. Agar Town a small estate developed from 1840 to the north and east of Pancras Old Church had a less salubrious reputation due to poor quality housing, no drainage and overcrowding. Somers Town attracted international refugees and housed a large population of French Catholics escaping the French Revolution. Housing to accommodate the workers and others newly arrived in London followed with the development of Somers Town and Agar Town. This was followed by the railways with Kings Cross in 1852 and St Pancras in 1868. First came the Regent’s Canal in 1820 bringing with it industry attracted to the transportation possibilities of the canal such as the Imperial Gas, Light and Coke Company which built the gasholders still visible next to the canal. ![]() However, the relentless industrial progress of the time soon changed the landscape forever. In the late 18 th and early 19 th century St Pancras was still extensively rural in character and featured its own spa and pleasure grounds for those seeking respite from the city. In the space of 150 years St Pancras transformed from open fields and hamlets to dense urban development ![]()
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