There will be something uplifting, even on the most prosaic cross-Channel business trip, about travelling via Eurostar’s new, £800m (€1,136.20m, $1,663m) terminal at London’s St Pancras.
The arching iron ribs of the station roof, designed by the Victorian engineer William Barlow who had helped design the Crystal Palace, lead the eyes inevitably upwards. Through the glass panels high above the platforms, on a clear day, passengers may glimpse a passing airliner and feel smug that today, at least, they will not be stuck in a holding pattern.
