Antony Gormley joins fight against ‘destruction’ of historic King’s Cross site

Coal Drops Yard is a former industrial site which, with its proximity to the railway and canal, was used to receive and send coal around Britain, as well as goods such as grain and potatoes. It was redesigned by architect Thomas Heatherwick, ­opening to the public in 2018. It features Heatherwick’s so-called kissing roofs, but also preserves the history of the yard, which was designed by King’s Cross station architect Lewis Cubitt in the mid-19th century.