London Charing Cross

14th March 2003

The concourse is viewed looking towards the British Rail flicker-board on 14th March 2003. This side of the station is used mainly for suburban services. The ceiling is protected by copious amounts of netting to prevent birds nesting in it. © David Glasspool

1st January 2008

Construction of new footbridges, flanking either side of Hungerford Bridge, commenced in 1999. The new ''upstream'' footbridge came into use at 6 AM on 14th May 2002, and replaced an earlier walkway incorporated within the railway bridge. © David Glasspool

24th March 2008

This is the ninety-room extension. Whilst part of the ground floor is in use as a Public House, the rest of the building is retained as a hotel and the passageway between it and the main building is still used. © David Glasspool

3rd March 2013

The Charing Cross Hotel was opened after the station, coming into use on 15th May 1865. The SER had the structure built to a French Renaissance style and a replica of the ''Eleanor Cross'' erected in-front of it. History suggests that these structures marked the various resting places of Queen Eleanor's body when she was being conveyed from Nottingham to London, after her death in 1290. Destruction during the 17th century put paid to most of these monuments, but apparently three originals still survive. The replica at Charing Cross Station has taken on a more recent role of marking the most central point of Greater London. It is interesting to note that the top two floors of the hotel differ in general appearance to the rest of the structure. This is because this portion of the building dates from 1951, when the original and much more ornate top floors were rebuilt due to the bomb damage they sustained during World War II. © David Glasspool