St.Pancras, Middlesex in 1768

[iwccc]

Would anyone know of an illustration of the old church of St. Pancras, Middlesex around 1768?
Also what was this region noted for as far as occupations etc.?  Thank you

[avm228]

I don’t know of one from 1768, but the one reproduced on its Wikipedia page is said to date from 1815:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pancras_Old_Church

[Ruskie]

A nice drawing from 1782, as well as the one posted be avm:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol19/pt2/plate-30

And from a different angle:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol19/pt2/plate-31

Is that near enough date wise or is there a reason you are specifically looking for an image dated 1768?

A rather nice little map showing the church beside the River Fleet:
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol19/pt2/sketch-map-st-pancras

Regarding occupations in the area, as it looks to still have been relatively undeveloped, I would expect rural occupations. There is a lot to go through here but you might find something of interest:
 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/search/subject/economic/period/18th-century?query=St%20pancras
You can alter the search parameters on the left.

Are you looking for anyone or any occupation in particular, or do you just want some history of the area? If so, there is plenty on the BHO link above.

[mckha489]

hopefully someone comes on who really knows, but my take is that it was, around that time, a new suburb of London. And the Tottenham tollgate led into country side.

The ancestor I have who lived around there and was married at St Pancras Old Church in 1785 was an American Loyalist. I am sure other Loyalists settled in the area.

This site has some interesting information. 

https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/a-view-of-london-tottenham-court-road-1812/

https://www.londonlives.org/

https://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll?logon&application=UNION_VIEW&language=144&file=%5BWWW_LMA%5Dhome.html

[StevieSteve]

Think it was a spa at some point.

I have a book on St Pancras though, so I should look it up rather than guess

[StevieSteve]

...which took longer to find than I expected

Paraphrasing a tad:

The area remained sparsely populated until the later C18th, as open country with a few scattered houses and wayside taverns. Dairy farms supplied milk for the metropolis and hay was grown for the capital's horses. Londoners used the area as a rural retreat, enjoying its country lanes, frequenting its tea gardens, or taking the waters at Pancras Wells beside the Fleet. There were few roads, mostly running South to North: the ancient road to Hampstead (now Hampstead Road), Gray's Inn Lane (now Pancras Road / St Pancras Way} and Maiden Lane (York Way) Fig Lane (Crowndale Road) provided the only East-West link. Haunted by highwaymen, the roads were regarded as dangerousw, especially after dark

from Streets of St Pancras, Somers Town & the Railway Lands from the Camden History Society

[StevieSteve]

Trusting the History Society won't mind, here's a pic from 1720

[Bookbox]

Would anyone know of an illustration of the old church of St. Pancras, Middlesex around 1768?

See here ...
https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/advanced-search

[iwccc]

Thanks StevieSteve this photo is just what I needed. Much appreciated.