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In 1948, [[David Aberdeen|David du Roi Aberdeen]] won an architectural competition to design the new TUC headquarters building in Great Russell Street, [[London]].<ref>[http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-7646-f0.cfm] {{wayback|url=http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-7646-f0.cfm |date=20101205230408 }}</ref> Staff began to move into the offices in 1956 and the building was officially opened in 1958. The building is [[Grade II* listed]].<ref>{{Images of England|num=477672}}</ref> |
In 1948, [[David Aberdeen|David du Roi Aberdeen]] won an architectural competition to design the new TUC headquarters building in Great Russell Street, [[London]].<ref>[http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-7646-f0.cfm] {{wayback|url=http://www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/tuc-7646-f0.cfm |date=20101205230408 }}</ref> Staff began to move into the offices in 1956 and the building was officially opened in 1958. The building is [[Grade II* listed]].<ref>{{Images of England|num=477672}}</ref> |
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Congress House was officially opened on 27 March 1958 along with the unveiling of the |
Congress House was officially opened on 27 March 1958 along with the unveiling of a giant ‘pieta’ style statue of a woman holding her dead son, carved in place in the internal courtyard by [[Jacob Epstein]], it was intended as a memorial to the dead trade unionists of both world wars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unionhistory.info/index.php |title=The Union Makes Us Strong - TUC History Online |publisher=Unionhistory.info |date= |accessdate=2015-07-26}}</ref> |
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Congress House was one of the earliest post-war buildings to be listed at Grade II*, in 1988.<ref name=c20society>{{cite web|title=Congress House|url=http://www.c20society.org.uk/botm/congress-house-london-wc1/|website=c20society|accessdate=26 July 2015}}</ref> |
Congress House was one of the earliest post-war buildings to be listed at Grade II*, in 1988.<ref name=c20society>{{cite web|title=Congress House|url=http://www.c20society.org.uk/botm/congress-house-london-wc1/|website=c20society|accessdate=26 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| Location | Great Russell Street, Holborn, London WC1B 3LS, England |
| Completed | 1958 |
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| Architect(s) | David du Roi Aberdeen |
Congress House is the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), a British organisation that represents most of the UK's trade unions.
In 1948, David du Roi Aberdeen won an architectural competition to design the new TUC headquarters building in Great Russell Street, London.[1] Staff began to move into the offices in 1956 and the building was officially opened in 1958. The building is Grade II* listed.[2]
Congress House was officially opened on 27 March 1958 along with the unveiling of a giant ‘pieta’ style statue of a woman holding her dead son, carved in place in the internal courtyard by Jacob Epstein, it was intended as a memorial to the dead trade unionists of both world wars.[3]
Congress House was one of the earliest post-war buildings to be listed at Grade II*, in 1988.[4]
References
- ^ [1] Template:Wayback
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (477672)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "The Union Makes Us Strong - TUC History Online". Unionhistory.info. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "Congress House". c20society. Retrieved 26 July 2015.