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AMPTON
M – 133 19 48 / L – 140 20 51
Ampton is a square shape with angular proportions, a modern take on a 1960s British
style. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Amptonis named after
AmptonStreet, built on part of the builders’ yard used by the three Cubitt brothers in 1821,
on land originally leased by Thomas Cubitt from Lord Calthorpe.
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ARGYLE
M – 138 17 52
Argyle is a rectangular shape with angular proportions. The frame features a saddle bridge
and hockey end temples. Argyle is named after Argyle Street, which runs through the heart
of King’s Cross meeting Gilbert-Scott’s masterpiece, St Pancras train station, a view which
can be enjoyed in the 1955 classic film, The Ladykillers.
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BELGROVE
M – 136 18 51
Belgrove is a thicker rectangular shape with angular proportions. The frame features a
saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Belgrove is named after Belgrove Street, a small
street which cuts through from the Euston Road to Argyle Square.
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BRUNSWICK
M – 141 18 52
Brunswick is an oversized oval shape. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end
temples. Brunswick is named after Brunswick Square, which lies on what was once the
grounds of the Foundling Hospital, founded in 1741 by philanthropic sea captain,
Thomas Coram. The hospital was established to provide education and maintenance of
exposed and deserted young children.
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CALTHORPE
M – 135 18 50 / L – 142 19 53
Calthorpe is a square shape with a softened browline, an enduring style for the past sixty
years. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Calthorpe is named after
Calthorpe Street. In 1823 Lord Calthorpe leased much of this land to Thomas Cubitt, who
continued to develop his building business in the area (the Cubitt brothers building yard was
a only a stone’s throw away on land now occupied by Cubitt Street and Ampton Street).
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CHARRINGTON
M – 132 19 49
Charrington is an oval shape with a flatter brow-line. The frame features a keyhole bridge
and hockey end temples. Charrington is named after Charrington Street, a residential road
west of King’s Cross, in the heart of Somers Town.
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HEATHCOTE
M – 134 18 51
Heathcote is a square shape with a flatter brow-line. The frame features a keyhole bridge
and hockey end temples. Heathcote is named after Heathcote Street, a small road between
the Gray’s Inn Road and Mecklenburgh Street. The street backs onto the St George’s
Gardens, established in 1713 as a pair of burial grounds to serve the parishes of St. George
the Martyr Queen Square and St. George’s Bloomsbury. The park was a regular target for
illegal gravediggers in the 18th century.
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HERBRAND
M – 127 22 44 / L – 134 23 47
Herbrand is a round shape, taking inspiration from the silhouette of classic British ‘panto’
frames from the 1960s. The frame features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples.
Herbrand is named after Herbrand Street, which houses The Horse Hospital, built in 1797,
as well as London’s first Ambulance Station which dates back to 1915. Also located on
Herbrand Street is the former Daimler car garage designed in 1931 by Wallis Gilbert &
Partners, one of the finest pieces of Art Deco design in London.
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JUDD
M – 142 22 51
Judd is an angular shape inspired by heavy frames of the 1960s. It takes its name from Judd
Street, which runs south from King’s Cross and is currently home to the Royal National
Institute of Blind People. The street is named after Andrew Judd, Lord Mayor in 1551, who
purchased the land and vested it in the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the Great
Twelve livery companies of the City of London.
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MARCHMONT
M – 129 20 45
Marchmont is a round, quintessentially British shape from the 1920s. The frame features a
keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Marchmont is named after Marchmont Street, a lively
market street close to King’s Cross. Bloomsbury’s original high-street is the former home of an
eclectic range of dignitaries including comic actor Kenneth Williams and author Mary Shelly.
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MEDBURN
M – 136 24 49
Medburn is a thicker oval shape. The frame features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples.
Medburn is named after Medburn Street, a residential road between King’s Cross and Camden
which features in the Shane Meadow’s film Somers Town.
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SEAFORD
M – 134 20 50
Seaford is a deep oval shape, taking cues from oversized frames of the late 70s and 80s.
The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Seaford is named after Seaford
Street, which runs up from Sidmouth Street in lower King’s Cross. Seaford Street is home to
the Harrison Pub, famous for its folk music nights.
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WICKLOW
M – 132 22 46 / L – 139 22 49
Wicklow is an oval shaped frame inspired by British designs from the 1950s. The frame
features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Wicklow is named after Wicklow Street,
a residential road cutting through King’s Cross, London. Situated on this quiet street is Derby
Lodge, built in the 1860s by the Victorian Model Dwellings company, founded by future
Lord Mayor of London Sir Sydney Waterlow.
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WOBURN
M – 137 15 52
Woburn has a subtle cat’s eye lens shape, giving a feminine profile. The frame features a
saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Woburn is named after Woburn Square and Woburn
Walk, late Georgian thoroughfares near King’s Cross. Woburn Square was designed and built
by Thomas Cubitt between 1829 and 1847 on what was originally swamp land.
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Wollstonecraft
M – 140 23 49
Wollstonecraft is an oversized ‘panto’ shape, a modern take on a 1960s British style. The frame
features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Wollstonecraft is named after the new
street built in the heart of the King’s Cross regeneration area, by the new Plimsoll Building,
Handyside Street and Lewis Cubitt Square. The street is named after Mary Wollstonecraft, the
18th century philosopher, and early and hugely influential advocate of women’s rights.
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WYNFORD
M – 140 18 53
Wynford is an acetate/metal combination frame in a 1950s ‘supra’ style, with a square lens
shape. The frame features custom titanium nosepads and hockey end temples. Wynford
is named after Wynford Road, which cuts though King’s Cross from the Regent’s Canal to
Barnsbury Road.
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AMPTON
M – 133 19 48 / L – 140 20 51
Ampton is a square shape with angular proportions, a modern take on a 1960s British
style. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Amptonis named after
AmptonStreet, built on part of the builders’ yard used by the three Cubitt brothers in 1821,
on land originally leased by Thomas Cubitt from Lord Calthorpe.
Agate
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BELGROVE
M – 136 18 51
Belgrove is a thicker rectangular shape with angular proportions. The frame features a
saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Belgrove is named after Belgrove Street, a small
street which cuts through from the Euston Road to Argyle Square.
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Blonde
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BRUNSWICK
M – 141 18 52
Brunswick is an oversized oval shape. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end
temples. Brunswick is named after Brunswick Square, which lies on what was once the
grounds of the Foundling Hospital, founded in 1741 by philanthropic sea captain,
Thomas Coram. The hospital was established to provide education and maintenance of
exposed and deserted young children.
Amber
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Dark Turtle
Light Turtle
CALTHORPE
M – 135 18 50 / L – 142 19 53
Calthorpe is a square shape with a softened browline, an enduring style for the past sixty
years. The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Calthorpe is named after
Calthorpe Street. In 1823 Lord Calthorpe leased much of this land to Thomas Cubitt, who
continued to develop his building business in the area (the Cubitt brothers building yard was
a only a stone’s throw away on land now occupied by Cubitt Street and Ampton Street).
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Light Turtle
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CHARRINGTON
M – 132 19 49
Charrington is an oval shape with a flatter brow-line. The frame features a keyhole bridge
and hockey end temples. Charrington is named after Charrington Street, a residential road
west of King’s Cross, in the heart of Somers Town.
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Blonde
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Quartz
HEATHCOTE
M – 134 18 51
Heathcote is a square shape with a flatter brow-line. The frame features a keyhole bridge
and hockey end temples. Heathcote is named after Heathcote Street, a small road between
the Gray’s Inn Road and Mecklenburgh Street. The street backs onto the St George’s
Gardens, established in 1713 as a pair of burial grounds to serve the parishes of St. George
the Martyr Queen Square and St. George’s Bloomsbury. The park was a regular target for
illegal gravediggers in the 18th century.
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Black
Dark Turtle
HERBRAND
M – 127 22 44 / L – 134 23 47
Herbrand is a round shape, taking inspiration from the silhouette of classic British ‘panto’
frames from the 1960s. The frame features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples.
Herbrand is named after Herbrand Street, which houses The Horse Hospital, built in 1797,
as well as London’s first Ambulance Station which dates back to 1915. Also located on
Herbrand Street is the former Daimler car garage designed in 1931 by Wallis Gilbert &
Partners, one of the finest pieces of Art Deco design in London.
Agate
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Granite
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JUDD
M – 142 22 51
Judd is an angular shape inspired by heavy frames of the 1960s. It takes its name from Judd
Street, which runs south from King’s Cross and is currently home to the Royal National
Institute of Blind People. The street is named after Andrew Judd, Lord Mayor in 1551, who
purchased the land and vested it in the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the Great
Twelve livery companies of the City of London.
Agate
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Blonde
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Granite
Quartz
MARCHMONT
M – 129 20 45
Marchmont is a round, quintessentially British shape from the 1920s. The frame features a
keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Marchmont is named after Marchmont Street, a lively
market street close to King’s Cross. Bloomsbury’s original high-street is the former home of an
eclectic range of dignitaries including comic actor Kenneth Williams and author Mary Shelly.
Amber
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Light Turtle
MEDBURN
M – 136 24 49
Medburn is a thicker oval shape. The frame features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples.
Medburn is named after Medburn Street, a residential road between King’s Cross and Camden
which features in the Shane Meadow’s film Somers Town.
Agate
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Blonde
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Granite
Quartz
SEAFORD
M – 134 20 50
Seaford is a deep oval shape, taking cues from oversized frames of the late 70s and 80s.
The frame features a saddle bridge and hockey end temples. Seaford is named after Seaford
Street, which runs up from Sidmouth Street in lower King’s Cross. Seaford Street is home to
the Harrison Pub, famous for its folk music nights.
Agate
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Blonde
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Granite
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WICKLOW
M – 132 22 46 / L – 139 22 49
Wicklow is an oval shaped frame inspired by British designs from the 1950s. The frame
features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Wicklow is named after Wicklow Street,
a residential road cutting through King’s Cross, London. Situated on this quiet street is Derby
Lodge, built in the 1860s by the Victorian Model Dwellings company, founded by future
Lord Mayor of London Sir Sydney Waterlow.
Agate
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Light Turtle
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Wollstonecraft
M – 140 23 49
Wollstonecraft is an oversized ‘panto’ shape, a modern take on a 1960s British style. The frame
features a keyhole bridge and hockey end temples. Wollstonecraft is named after the new
street built in the heart of the King’s Cross regeneration area, by the new Plimsoll Building,
Handyside Street and Lewis Cubitt Square. The street is named after Mary Wollstonecraft, the
18th century philosopher, and early and hugely influential advocate of women’s rights.
Agate
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Blonde
Dark Turtle
Granite
Quartz
WYNFORD
M – 140 18 53
Wynford is an acetate/metal combination frame in a 1950s ‘supra’ style, with a square lens
shape. The frame features custom titanium nosepads and hockey end temples. Wynford
is named after Wynford Road, which cuts though King’s Cross from the Regent’s Canal to
Barnsbury Road.
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