Open House Festival

137 Pancras Road

mixed use

John Underwood - Engineer to the Midland Railway Company, 1898

137 Pancras Road, NW1 1UN

Now used as the atelier and showroom for the bespoke women's tailoring house, Isabel Glanville, this arch is a Grade II listed building, built in 1898, in the Gothic Revival style. A rare remnant of a pointed-arch arcade which was originally used as trade stores and built by the Midland Railway Company.

Getting there

Tube

King's Cross St. Pancras

Train

St. Pancras

Bus

214, 46

Access

Accessibility notes

Level access from street level to ground floor and staircase to mezzanine level.

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Drop in activities

Sat 13 Sep

10:00–16:00

Drop in: Studio Open Day

Sun 14 Sep

10:00–16:00

Drop in: Studio Open Day

About

Building Introduction

The Isabel Glanville atelier and showroom sits within a section of the St Pancras goods yard perimeter wall. These row of arches are a substantial remnant of the former coal depot belonging to the Midland Railway Company, and were erected as offices and coal trading stores 1895-1898, possibly designed by John Underwood (engineer to the Midland Railway Company).

The facade is made up of red brick, featuring the pointed-arch arcade of 28 bays in the Gothic Revival style, with most shop fronts retaining their original design. The arcade exemplifies a rare preservation of commercial premises incorporated within a rail goods yard.

Current Studio

The space is now home to Isabel Glanville, a bespoke tailoring house specialising in women's tailored trousers. Using the same techniques and craftsmanship refined over 200 years on Savile Row, every Isabel Glanville piece is hand cut, fitted and sewn in the Pancras Road studio.

After training and working on Savile Row for eight years, Isabel brought the craft of bespoke to King's Cross and occupied the space that until recently (and for forty years previously) been occupied by a costume tailor. Isabel now uses 137 Pancras Road as a home for her tailoring house and holds appointments and fittings, as well as making each and every piece in-house, both here and on Savile Row.

Come and see for yourself how the historic craft of bespoke tailoring is kept alive in this unique space.

Online presence

www.isabelglanville.com

www.instagram.com/isabelglanville

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