"Mad Day Out" Old St Pancras Church - Nov 23, 2010

The Beatles had a photo session here with photographer Tom Murray on July 28th, 1968 for their "Mad Day Out". The Church has believed to have existed since A.D. 314. It was known simply as St Pancras Church until - as a result of 18th and 19th century urban expansion - St Pancras New Church was built a little over half a mile away on the main Euston Road. By 1847 the Old Church was derelict, but as the local population grew it was decided to restore it. There are still traces of Norman masonry, but the building seen today is basically a Victorian structure. A replacement tower was built and the building was lengthened, though it remained quite small. There have been further restorations since, particularly in 1948 following Second World War bomb damage. The building was designated a grade II* listed building on 10 June 1954.