Oceanic House

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Oceanic House (right), when it was used as the Texas Embassy Cantina restaurant (closed 2012). White Star London.jpg
Oceanic House (right), when it was used as the Texas Embassy Cantina restaurant (closed 2012).
Crowds outside Oceanic House after the news of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Pall Mall East (19863054564).jpg
Crowds outside Oceanic House after the news of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912.

Oceanic House is a grade II listed former office building at 1 Cockspur Street, in the City of Westminster, London. It was designed by Henry Tanner junior [1] and was completed in 1907. It was originally the London headquarters of the White Star Line from which tickets for the RMS Titanic were sold. It later became a Barclays Bank, was used by the British Ministry of Defence, and became the Texas Embassy Cantina restaurant which closed in 2012. In 2016 it was converted into six luxury apartments and a duplex penthouse. It is owned by the Crown Estate. [2]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Oceanic House (1219835)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. The Titanic's grade II-listed London ticket office has been turned into £5m luxury apartments. Emma Haslett, City A.M., 21 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.

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