Kings Cross Lock

[mark99]

"Not a lot of people" etc etc

[Tim Lewis]

it's actually St Pancras Lock 🙂

 

It looks a bit different today, the gasometers in the distance were relocated to other side of the canal and flats and a park built inside them. The gas works site is now a massive redevelopment site mainly of offices including the humungous new Google building currently under construction. The lock cottage was recently sold for £800k

 

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by Tim Lewis

[David Mack]

And the nearside lock is no longer usable.

[Hudds Lad]

Alfie?

[mark99]

2 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

Alfie?

Yes. 

[Hudds Lad]

52 minutes ago, mark99 said:

Yes. 

According to the iMDB listing, filming locations for those scenes are;

 

Grand Union Canal, King's Cross, London, England, UK

(Alfie and Nat take a walk)

Grand Union Canal, Water Road, Wembley, London, England, UK

King's Cross Station, King's Cross, London, England, UK

King's Cross, London, England, UK

Lock Keeper's Cottage, King's Cross, London, England, UK

(Alfie and Nat take a walk)

 

not knowing the area i can't comment on the accuracy

[Tim Lewis]

3 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

According to the iMDB listing, filming locations for those scenes are;

 

Grand Union Canal, King's Cross, London, England, UK

(Alfie and Nat take a walk)

Grand Union Canal, Water Road, Wembley, London, England, UK

King's Cross Station, King's Cross, London, England, UK

King's Cross, London, England, UK

Lock Keeper's Cottage, King's Cross, London, England, UK

(Alfie and Nat take a walk)

 

not knowing the area i can't comment on the accuracy

The lock cottage is in the top left of the first picture

[mark99]

Tim is right, St Pancras. Even the gas holder station was know as St Pancras site. I just always call the collective area Kings Cross. 

[cuthound]

Back in the mid 70's I used to work in the King's Cross area. I used to park my car, free of charge, on waste land near the gasometers.

 

Then in 2010 I was fitting out a data centre in the area. Moving the gasometers certainly had me confused for a while. In fact the area by the canal was almost unrecognisable.

[Tim Lewis]

If 2010 was the last time you visited you will hardly recognise it again!