Gardens · London
Fortress House
Fortress House — 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)
About
Fortress House 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
Fortress House was a building with its main entrance at 23 Savile Row in London W1, also including 5–9 New Burlington Street. It was built in 1949–50 to a design by Anthony Lloyd, and demolished in 2009. At first it housed arms of central government, then from 1971 to 2006 it was the headquarters of the body that became English Heritage.
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Background
History
The building was constructed by Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons in 1949–50. It was later occupied by the Ministry of Town and Country Planning. Next it became the headquarters of the Ministry of Health in 1951, and later the headquarters of the Civil Service Commission. Finally, in 1971 it became the headquarters of the government office that became English Heritage in 1983 (the present day Historic England agency and English Heritage Trust charity). English Heritage was paid £3m to leave in 2006, ten years before the end of its lease, and moved to the old Prudential building at Holborn Bars. In 2006, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport issued a certificate of exemption from…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5119, -0.1411
- Address
- | location_city = London
Sources
- wikidata: Q16992373 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fortress House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fortress House?
- Fortress House is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5119°, -0.1411°.
- Who owns Fortress House?
- Fortress House is owned by | landlord =.