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.

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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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Queen Victoria Street hasBuilding Faraday Building