I know that I have posted photographs of St. Pancras Station before, but as I was crossing the street from the British Library this evening, I was struck by the amazing quality of its architectural detailing, the way the late afternoon light fell on the columns, and wandered through to the booking hall, which has become a fancy restaurant. I saw someone who looked uncannily like Peter Ackroyd. Maybe it was:-








You are right, the detailing is sans pareil.