Gardens · London
54 Broadway
In or near City of Westminster.
54 Broadway — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park · 0.1 km
- Dog-friendly
About
54 Broadway is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
54 Broadway, sometimes known as Broadway Buildings (now renumbered 50 Broadway), is an office building in Broadway, London.
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Background
History
The building, which has a prominent mansard roof, was completed around 1924, when it became the main operating base for the Secret Intelligence Service. In 1925, the Government Code and Cypher School co-located within the building, although it was on a different floor to the Secret Intelligence Service. GC&CS moved out to Bletchley Park in August 1939. During the Second World War it had a brass plaque identifying it as the offices of the "Minimax Fire Extinguisher Company". Kim Philby, who worked in the building during the war, described it as "a dingy building, a warren of wooden partitions and frosted glass windows...served by an ancient lift." The Secret Intelligence Service moved out to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4999, -0.1335
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1H 0AQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1924
- Nearest railway station
- St. James's Park — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q28803255 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 54 Broadway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 54 Broadway?
- 54 Broadway is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1H 0AQ), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- What is 54 Broadway?
- 54 Broadway — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to 54 Broadway?
- The nearest railway station is St. James's Park, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SW1H 0AQ.
- When was 54 Broadway built?
- Built or established in 1924.
- How do I get to 54 Broadway?
- The nearest railway station is St. James's Park, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1H 0AQ.