Flying Scotsman, Kings Cross

The Flying Scotsman is a Grade II listed public house at 2–4 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London.[1]

The Flying Scotsman, 2008
The Scottish Stores, the original name

It was originally called The Scottish Stores, and was designed by the architects Wylson and Long, probably for James Kirk, and built in 1900–01.[1]

The Flying Scotsman closed in November 2015, and re-opened as The Scottish Stores (its original name) in December 2015, as a pub specialising in craft beer.[2]

The pub features in the 1999 film The Protagonists.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Flying Scotsman public house (1195703)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. ^ "The Scottish Stores opens in King's Cross". gasholder. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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