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Boundary of St. Pancras.—The present boundary of St. Pancras is as
follows:— .
Commencing on the northern border of the Parish at, the Gate House Inn,
Highgate (through which the boundary line passes), it thence proceeds
to a point about 20 yards south of Hampstead Lane, and thence in a
westerly direction, and nearly parallel with Hampstead Lane, skirting
Caen Wood Towers, to a point about 330 yards north-west of " Kenwood,"
the seat of the Earl of Mansfield ; thence proceeds in a southwesterly
direction for a distance of about 460 yards; thence in a
south-easterly direction skirting South Hill Park to the eastern corner
of Agincourt Road ; thence in a south-westerly direction to the
intersection of Mansfield Road and Southampton Road, across the
Midland Railway Cutting and Kingsford Street; thence in a southerly
direction to the rear of St. Dominic's Priory, St. Pancras Almshouses,
and the Orphan Working School, to Haverstock Hill; thence along
Haverstock Hill and Regent's Park Road and along and across King
Henry's Road ; thence along the rear of the Boys' Home, passing
along the rear of Regent's Park Road, crossing Erskine Road and
Chamberlain Street, to a point about 170 yards south-west of St.
George's Terrace; thence in a south-westerly direction to Primrose
Hill Park ; thence in a south-easterly direction crossing Primrose Hill
Park and Zoological Gardens to the Broad Walk ; thence in a southeasterly
direction across Regent's Park to the north side of Albany
Mews; thence in a south-easterly direction to Albany Street, to a point
in Albany Street at the Corner of Osnaburgh Terrace, along Osnaburgh
Terrace; thence in a southerly direction along Osnaburgh Street to a
point in Euston Road facing Portland Road Station ; thence in an
easterly direction to the corner of Euston Road and Cleveland Street,
along Cleveland Street, across Tottenham Street; thence in a southeasterly
direction across Goodge Street to the west end of Bennett
Street; thence along Upper Rathbone Place, crossing Rathbone Place,
Black Horse Yard, and Hanway Place to Hanway Street; thence in a
south-easterly direction to Tottenham Court Road, north of Boziers
Court; thence along the west side of Tottenham Court Road to a point
about 55 yards south of Francis Street; thence in an easterly direction
through Messrs. Heal's premises; thence across Huntley Street, Ridgmount
Gardens, and Gower Street, along Torrington Place, across
Torrington Square, Gordon Square, Woburn Square, Upper Bedford
Place and Woburn Place to Tavistock Place ; thence in an easterly
direction acrrss Marchmont Street to Compton Street, along Compton
Street to a point about 40 yards east of Judd Street; thence to the
north-west corner of St. George's Gardens; thence in a south-westerly
direction across Brunswick Square, Bernard Street and Guilford Street
to Queen's Square; thence in a south-westerly direction to and along
Henry Street, crossing Gray's Inn Road and Gough Street to Phoenix
Place by H.M. Parcels Post Office, across ground of Parcels Office to
Calthorpe Street, thence across Calthorpe Street to National Schools,
and thence in a north-easterly direction to King's Cross Road ; thence
along King's Cross Road to and along Pentonville Road, to and along
York Road, to and along Brecknock Road and Dartmouth Park Hill
to Highgate Hill thence along centre of Tramway on Highgate Hill
and High Street, Highgate, to the Gate House Inn, from which point
this description commences.
By the London Government Act, 1899, this old boundary will be modified at
certain points so as, when possible, to run along the centre of roadways, and this
new boundary will come into force in November, 1900.