  When I went out for my lunch today,  I stood for a few moments opposite the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras station.
 This has always been one of my favorite London buildings and I try never to miss an opportunity to stand and stare.  Unfortunately,  at the moment,  some of the frontage is covered in scaffolding and tarpaulins -  overall though,  the effect is still incredible.  One of the things which I find most interesting about the building is the background of the man who designed it,  and his family.  Here is a quick breakdown of the main designs George Gilbert Scott and his grandson Giles were responsible for:
 George Gilbert Scott:
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Midland Grand Hotel ( St Pancras Station)
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Albert Memorial ( Hyde Park)
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( Whitehall)  Giles Gilbert Scott:
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Battersea Power Station - Bankside Power Station ( now Tate Modern)
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Liverpool Anglican Cathedral - Waterloo Bridge - Red telephone boxes ( hence the rather confusing sight of an old red telephone box in the crypt of Liverpool Cathedral!
 This is only a short and very incomplete list for each of them -  but not a bad family effort really!  Apparently Giles' father was also an architect,  but I unfortunately haven't been able to find much information on major works by him.  Apparently the Midland Grand is also supposed to be one of the most haunted buildings in London.  I'm going on a tour round it soon,  so might be getting some first hand experience of that.
