tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post620326017913696974..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Great Central HotelCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-70744224133828512422024-01-06T11:47:49.965+00:002024-01-06T11:47:49.965+00:00One of the unusual features of the Great Central w...One of the unusual features of the Great Central was the bicycle track on the roof.Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-44610088145029594612013-12-03T18:59:49.884+00:002013-12-03T18:59:49.884+00:00Thank you - that adds somewhere else to my 'to...Thank you - that adds <a href="http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">somewhere else</a> to my 'to visit' list!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-70924908550497370372013-12-03T16:23:02.377+00:002013-12-03T16:23:02.377+00:00Don't forget that you can travel on part of th...Don't forget that you can travel on part of the Great Central Line in Leicestershire. It is the only preserved steam railway that runs on double tracks as it would have done as a main line railway.Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-14675714837311332112013-11-29T21:50:04.355+00:002013-11-29T21:50:04.355+00:00Probably the architecture above all, although I...Probably the architecture above all, although I've also visited the St Pancras Renaissance several times for food and drink and the service is excellent. The building really does have devoted fans, not least the in-house historian, most of whom remember it from its pre-restoration days of very faded glory. <br /><br />I've not been in the Great Central, but by reputation it has made quite a comeback from its days as an office building!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-87553440594102719752013-11-29T21:44:07.711+00:002013-11-29T21:44:07.711+00:00You suggested that St Pancras inspires real devoti...You suggested that St Pancras inspires real devotion, and that Great Central Hotel is destined for glory. Big statements! Are you thinking of the renovated Victorian architecture or the quality of their hotel service?<br /><br />By the way, I have visited St Pancras only as an interested student, not as a paying customer.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-31385166911439302542013-11-29T17:52:22.925+00:002013-11-29T17:52:22.925+00:00Thank you - now corrected! I started off correctly...Thank you - now corrected! I started off correctly, but then my brain seems to have gone to sleep - so much for proofreading. CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-65536115960333046682013-11-29T17:34:36.083+00:002013-11-29T17:34:36.083+00:00Great Central, not Grand CentralGreat Central, not Grand CentralThe Grim Reaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369913438808659085noreply@blogger.com