Video Kings Cross and Camden in the fifties

[Neil]

I know it must seem as though I spend all my time scouring Youtube at the moment however this one is too good not to share. The trains start to make an appearance around the three minute mark but there's much to enjoy in the lead up to that point.

 

[Compton castle]

Fantastic film, the modelling possibilities are endless

 

[JimG]

What I find interesting is what appears to be a 1930s style house squeezed into the buildings at about 1 minute 21 seconds in. I wonder if it's still there,

Jim.

 

[Jordan]

What I find interesting is what appears to be a 1930s style house squeezed into the buildings at about 1 minute 21 seconds in. I wonder if it's still there,

Jim.

Not a chance!!!

 

[Tim Watson]

Somebody ought to make a model of the area...

Tim

 

[Giles]

I don't think we know anyone mad enough to do that, Tim.........

 

[cbrailways]

Did you spot the famous tunnel mouth where the LADYKILLERS film was shot?

Edit to add: For younger viewers thats the 1955 film The Ladykillers (1955 film) - Wikipedia

 

[Martin Shaw]

What I find interesting is what appears to be a 1930s style house squeezed into the buildings at about 1 minute 21 seconds in. I wonder if it's still there,

Jim
It wasn't actually a house in the sense of a domestic dwelling, but a show house for Laing's, a well known builder in the south of England. Pre war it had a roof sign saying "LAING SHOW HOUSE" in silhouette, the fixing locations are apparent on the roof in the film. It was demolished some while ago.
Regards
Martin