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The king of King’s Cross

The king of King’s Cross

by Talking Humanities | Aug 8, 2017 | Archives & Libraries, Digital, Features, History & Classics, Research & Resources

The past decade has seen the rise of a vast property development in the King’s Cross district of central London. As its residential zone nears completion, Dr Philip Carter considers the life of Henry Croft – founder of the Pearly Kings, and a late-Victorian resident...

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