50 Queen Anne's Gate

50 Queen Anne's Gate is an office block in Westminster, London, overlooking St James's Park, which was the main location for the UK Home Office department betweeen 1978 and 2004.

Related Topics:
Westminster - London - St James's Park - Home Office - 1978 - 2004

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The building is 56m (184ft) high, with 14 floors providing 51,000 sq m (550,000 sq ft) of office space. Designed by Basil Spence, it was completed in 1976 and is now owned by Land Securities. It is not favourably regarded architecturally, except by enthusiasts of Brutalism; Fodor's guide to London described it as "hulking", and Lord St John of Fawsley remarked that "Basil Spence's barracks in Hyde Park ruined that park; in fact, he has the distinction of having ruined two parks, because of his Home Office building, which towers above St James's Park."

Related Topics:
Basil Spence - 1976 - Land Securities - Brutalism - Fodor's - Lord St John of Fawsley - Barracks - Hyde Park

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In 2004 the Home Office moved to a new building at 2 Marsham Street designed by Terry Farrell. The Queen Anne's Gate building is undergoing a refurbishment as of 2005 and from 2007 will be home to the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Related Topics:
2004 - 2 Marsham Street - Terry Farrell - As of 2005 - 2007 - Department for Constitutional Affairs

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