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Office building in Broadway, London From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
54 Broadway sometimes known as Broadway Buildings is an office building in Broadway, London.
54 Broadway | |
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General information | |
Location | Westminster, London |
Coordinates | 51.49989°N 0.13347°W |
Completed | 1924 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 9 |
The building, which has a prominent mansard roof, was completed around 1924, when it became the main operating base for the Secret Intelligence Service.[1][lower-alpha 1] During the Second World War it had a brass plaque identifying it as the offices of the "Minimax Fire Extinguisher Company".[1] Sir Stewart Menzies, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, had access to a tunnel, which connected 54 Broadway to his private residence in Queen Anne's Gate.[2] 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.[3]
The Secret Intelligence Service moved out to Century House in 1964.[4] During the 1990s, the building was used by the project team for the Jubilee Line Extension to the London Underground.[5]
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