Mount Pleasant Hotel, King's Cross, London
The Mount Pleasant Hotel at the corner of King's Cross Road and Calthorpe Street, Central London. The building was originally erected in 1894 as one of London's six Rowton Houses - large, purpose built, low cost hostels or doss houses for working men. They were established by Lord Rowton (Montagu William Lowry Corry, 1838-1903)
Picture No
10418907
Media ID
47549225
Size
5273px x 3509px
(3.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by The Photographic Greeting Card Co. Ltd
Date
mid-20th century
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