St Pancras Basin sits on the Regent's Canal, which was opened in stages from 1816 to connect the Grand Junction Canal's Paddington Arm with the Thames at Limehouse.

For 140 years the canal served as a vital freight artery, carrying coal, goods and building materials from northern industrial cities into London.

The basin itself was built by the Midland Railway Company in 1869 and was formerly known as Midland Railway Basin.

It functioned as a transhipment point where coal mined in the Midlands coalfields was transferred from railway wagons to waiting barges for distribution throughout London.

Today the area is recognised as a thriving waterside community that weaves together industrial heritage with an active canal culture.