Monday 25 April 2022

Visit to Granary Square on Tuesday 19 April 2022

11 sketchers came to Granary Square, the large open area in the centre of the vast redevelopment behind Kings Cross and St Pancras railway stations.  For some, it was a first visit, and for everybody it was wonderful to see the area more or less finished and largely free of construction operations.   It appears that everything which could be preserved has been kept, which includes various huge iron gasholders as well as a number of Victorian warehouses associated with the canal and the need for huge quantities of coal to keep steam engines running.    Consequently, there was quite a selection of architectural features to incorporate into our artwork, including the Regent's Canal and associated locks.   Our artists ranged widely, and have sketched quite a few of these features, and also bits of the new architecture. Two even caught what is left of the view of the iconic railway stations, now sandwiched between the many vast apartment and office blocks to the south of the canal.   And some drew the many people who were out and about enjoying the spring day.

Granary Square is clearly a place of artistic opportunity, and we are sure that we will go back before long. 

Image below by Daniel Lloyd-Morgan


  Image below by Priscilla Worley

Image below by Feroze Antia

Image below by Janet Payne

Two images below by Christian Cook


 

Image below by Maggie Pettigrew

Image below by Feroze Antia
 


Image below by Tricia Sharpe


 Two images below by Lindsay Topping


 

Image below by Sue Lees

Image below by Diane Umemoto

Image below by Daniel Lloyd-Morgan

Four images below by Lindsay Topping
 


 


 Image below by Pam Rigdon

 

Image below by Sue Lees

 

Image below by Feroze Antia

 

And finally, a flower by Avis Dennis who was unable to get to Granary Square.
 



 

 


 

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