▁" New ▁Route ▁to ▁London : ▁Short est , ▁Quick est ▁and ▁Most ▁Direct . ▁Fre quent ▁Express ▁Tra ins ." ▁ ▁Station ▁buildings ▁ ▁The ▁impos ing ▁two - store y ▁main ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁L B SC R ' s ▁Chief ▁Engine er , ▁F . ▁D ale ▁B ann ister , ▁who ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁other ▁stations ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁Cal led ▁the ▁" St . ▁P anc ras ▁of ▁the ▁We ald " ▁by ▁the ▁We al den ▁Line ▁Camp aign , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁intent ▁to ▁local ▁inhabitants ▁by ▁the ▁L B SC R ▁which ▁was ▁establish ing ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁its ▁territory . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁central ▁block ▁fl ank ed ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁by ▁a ▁g able - front ed ▁wing , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁by ▁a ▁three - store y ▁clock t ower ▁with ▁a ▁py ram idal ▁sl ate ▁roof ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁l ouv red ▁cup ola ▁with ▁a ▁weather v ane . ▁The ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁constructed ▁of ▁red ▁brick ▁with ▁as hl ar ▁and ▁black ▁brick ▁dress ings ; ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁level ▁are ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁nine ▁round - arch ed ▁windows ▁and ▁an ▁arch ed ▁door way , ▁with ▁a ▁decor ated ▁as hl ar ▁imp ost ▁band ▁connecting ▁the ▁windows . ▁The ▁e aves ▁are ▁ser r ated ▁with ▁an ▁as hl ar ▁cor nice . ▁Inside ▁the ▁building ▁was