Congress
House, London
Architect
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David du Roi Aberdeen
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Date
Built
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1958
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Location
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28 Great Russell Street |
Description
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As the name implies, Congress House is the
headquarters of Britain's Trades Union
Congress. This Grade II * listed
building features a sculpture by Bernard
Meadows on a plinth in its forecourt .
The seven-storey office building has
continuous bands of windows set within a
façade of polished granite and blue
tile. It has an E-shaped plan around an
internal courtyard. On the west wall of
the courtyard there is a pyramidal screen of
green marble that acts as a backdrop for the
TUC War Memorial by Jacob Epstein.
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