Bush House
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Bush House is a prominent former commercial building on London's Strand, best known as the longtime home of the BBC World Service.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect |
B. W. Burnet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harvey W. Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| BBCWorldServiceOccupancyEnd | 2012 ⓘ |
| BBCWorldServiceOccupancyStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.511°N 0.118°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
office space
ⓘ
student facilities ⓘ teaching space ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| developer | Irving T. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces | Aldwych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerTenant |
BBC World Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Portland stone façade
ⓘ
large central block ⓘ prominent colonnade ⓘ sculptural group of figures at the entrance ⓘ two flanking wings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ South Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ central block ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former headquarters of BBC World Service
ⓘ
radio broadcasting history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Strand, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Irving T. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Australia House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset House NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple tube station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | King's College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | King's College London Strand Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Aldwych NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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