History of the site

The history of the buildings and spaces that make up the site date back to the 1800s, and has seen many changes since then. See below for some of the major milestones that have lead us to the present day.

C. 1800

St Pancras workhouse was established in the 1770s and relocated in 1809 to what is now the St Pancras Hospital site

Late 1860s

St Pancras North Infirmary was built

C. 1885

St Pancras South Infirmary was built

1930

London County Council took over responsibility for St Pancras’ Institution and Hospital – adapting and rebuilding the Institution for use as a general hospital

1938

St Pancras’ Institution was renamed St Pancras Hospital

1939

London County Council had completed a new mental observation unit and a new maternity block

1939 – 1945

During the World War II the Male Admissions Block and the Administration Block which were built in the 1890s were damaged by bombings and later had to be demolished

1948

On establishment of the National Health Service (NHS), St Pancras Hospital was handed over to University College Hospital

1993

From a reorganisation of the NHS, the Hospital came under the control of the Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust

2001

The Hospital became the Headquarters for the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

2019

King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership selected as C&I’s development partner.

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