Two workmen installing railings on a flat roof adjacent to the top floor of the Royal Scot Hotel during its construction

Date:
7 Oct 1971
Location:
Royal Scot Hotel, 100 King's Cross Road, Islington, Greater London Authority
Reference:
JLP01/08/089401
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Construction of the seven-storey Royal Scot Hotel at Percy Circus began in 1970. The topping out ceremony was held on 23rd March 1972 and the hotel was officially opened on 14th November 1972. When it opened, the hotel had just fewer than 350 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, as well as a restaurant, coffee shop, cocktail bar and lounge bar, a functions suite, and car park.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Late 20th Century Hotel, Construction, People At Work