Potter bridge to disappear
Updated on 18 March 2008
Campaigners are trying to save one of the most iconic features of the Harry Potter series.
A bridge and a 100-year-old clock at London's King's Cross station are to be knocked down as part of major expansion plans.
The landmark is famous as Harry Potter's entrance to King's Cross on the imaginary platform nine and three quarters, to catch the train to Hogwarts.
The busy site is a popular hotspot for Potter fans and tourists from all over the world.
Architect and TV presenter Ptolemy Dean is leading the campaign to stop the bridge being destroyed.
He said: "King's Cross will lose its rather beautiful and lovely structure which characterises it's views. It's a a gateway to the north really and one feels very sad that it's going."
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the last book in the boy wizard series and features a chapter called King's Cross, where a location resembling the station plays a significant role.
The station is also featured in the epilogue of the same book, making it the final setting of the Harry Potter series.
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