<p>The poet spearheaded the campaign to stop St Pancras from being demolished.   Even if he had never written a line of poetry, he would deserve a statue for this alone.  
</p><p>Note the beautiful Midland red brick with candy-stripe around the Gothic windows.   It makes a wonderful contrast with the steel blue of the giant struts.  
</p><p>In style, scale and grandeur, this is no less than a cathedral of the modern age. 
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Now, where's the Brussels train......?
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