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Gasholder No. 8 - June 2009 - © John Sturrock

Gasholder Triplet
The Regent's Canal
Gasholder No. 8 competition
Bell Phillips Kimble (external link)

Gasholder No. 8

Originally constructed in the 1850s, Gasholder No. 8 is a Grade II listed structure which currently stands to the South of the Regent’s Canal, on the site of the Pancras Gasworks where it was used for the storage of town gas manufactured here from coal.

The distinctive 25 metre high circular guide frame structure with an internal diameter of over 35 metres will be taken off-site for restoration before being re-erected on the northern side of the Regent’s Canal overlooking Camley Street Natural Park and St Pancras Basin, and next door to the proposed two form entry primary school. Its final colour will be a match to that of its 19th Century heyday.

The Gas Holder will sit in new landscaping with paths leading down to the canal towpath and a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Regent’s Canal. Within the guide frame structure a new public park will provide play facilities and flexible amenity space for all the community.

Bell Phillips and Kimble have been selected as the winners of a design competition for Gasholder No. 8. Detailed proposals are some way off, but the design will re-establish the relocated Gasholder No. 8 as a King’s Cross landmark, visible from much of the surrounding area and with a pivotal role as a destination within the development.