Architectural historian Joe Kerrvisits pairs of neighbouring buildings that were built as responses to the rivalry between their builders. 1: Opposite
Sides of the Tracks. London's King's Cross Station was built in 1851-2 and was hailed an important work of engineering. Fifteen years laterthe Midland Railways Company, desperate to impose itself on London and outdo rival companies, built a new station next door to King's Cross, only bigger, grander and more expensive - St Pancras. Producer Matthew Dodd