Faraday Building
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The Faraday Building is a historic London telecommunications facility that once served as a major telephone exchange and hub for international communications.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ telecommunications building ⓘ telephone exchange ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | interwar commercial architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in the City of London
ⓘ
Telecommunications buildings in the United Kingdom ⓘ Telephone exchanges in London ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| constructionStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
General Post Office
British Post Office ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office Telecommunications
|
| formerOwner |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
General Post Office
British Post Office ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office Telecommunications
|
| function |
international telecommunications hub
ⓘ
telephone exchange ⓘ trunk switching centre ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cable entry facilities
ⓘ
multiple switch rooms ⓘ |
| hasRole |
hub for international communications
ⓘ
major London telephone exchange ⓘ |
| hasUse |
switching equipment housing
ⓘ
technical offices ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic telecommunications site ⓘ |
| inception | 1920s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Blackfriars
ⓘ
St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael Faraday ⓘ |
| namedFor | Michael Faraday ⓘ |
| operator |
BT Group
ⓘ
BT Group ⓘ
surface form:
British Telecom
|
| ownedBy |
BT Group
ⓘ
BT Group ⓘ
surface form:
British Telecom
|
| partOf |
BT Group
ⓘ
surface form:
British telephone network
international telecommunications network ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent | expansion during growth of international telephony ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Queen Victoria Street ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international telephone traffic
ⓘ
telegraph communications ⓘ telex services ⓘ |
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