Apollo House (Croydon)
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Apollo House | |
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General information | |
Address | Wellesley Road |
Town or city | Croydon |
Country | United Kingdom |
Construction started | 1967 |
Completed | 1970 |
Height | 64m |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Denis Crump & Partners |
References | |
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1573 |
Apollo House is a 22-storey high-rise building at 40 Wellesley Road in the London Borough of Croydon, London, England. In common with a neighbouring building Lunar House and others developed by Harry Hyams,[1] the building's name was inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. Like Lunar House, Apollo serves as the headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration, a division of the Home Office in the United Kingdom. The buildings at one time hosted the headquarters of the Property Services Agency (PSA),[2] along with other 1960s office blocks including the Whitgift Centre. The PSA also had offices in central London, and a regional network of offices throughout the UK. Up until 2008 part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Services section were based on floors 17 and 18.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2013/12/concretopia-to-croydon-and-beyond/
- ^ Menetic Engineer (28 October 2009). "Croydon: Lunar House and Apollo House – UK Border Agency". cyberpunk.org.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "[1]" [dead link]
External links
- "Apollo House", SkyscraperNews.com.
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