In this analysis I will discuss how the Victorian Gothic style of St. Pancras Station was developed as a result of innovative engineering. St. Pancras Station revolutionized structure, material, and texture as these features were described by some “tasteless travesty”. As it was appreciated for its Victorian Gothic style it was admired for its material choice of iron and glass. William Henry Barlow designed St. Pancras to compete with other stations such as St. Paul’s and Marylebone in the late 1870’s. His construction and styling of individualized the building. It contrasted with its competitors due to unique qualities that came from engineering challenges. Fg 1 : Over London – By Rail During the 18th Century, Britain was going through major expansions as there were concerns around morals, environment, and technology. London was growing in population as it reputation as the “commercial capital of the world” grew as well with its “national self-confidence”. Railway and transportation boomed as the locomotives were the fast way of transportation. The ability for people to leave the city to get away from congestion, pollution, and overcrowding created economic growth from the wants of …show more content…
Pancras Station shows the connection to the underground and the conglomerate building access to the outside. The station ‘crossed over the regent canal’ that is aligned with the Euston Road, this lead to the platform being supported higher using cast iron columns which were spaced by storage of beer barrels in the basement. Each unit of measurement was the length of the beer barrels from Burton Beer. This lead the building to be built on alternative structures that could hold shops, platforms, and the roof. Usually large embankments would be used for train stations. These alternative structures, columns and girders, are equally spaced by beer barrels in-between them. This unique style lead to the impact of the contemporary engineering comprised of Victorian