St Alphage House

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St Alphage House
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St Alphage House in 2008
St Alphage House
General information
StatusDemolished
Typeskyscraper
Architectural styleinternational
AddressFore Street
Completed1962
Demolished2014
Height68.5m
Technical details
Structural systemcurtain wall
Floor count17
Design and construction
Architecture firmMaurice Sanders Associates
Main contractorMaurice Wingate

St Alphage House was a 1960s office block on Fore Street in the City of London. It was built by the developer Maurice Wingate to a design by Maurice Sanders Associates. [1] It was named after Saint Alphege and the church of St Alphage London Wall, whose ruins stand below where the building stood. It was built as part of the redevelopment of London Wall, and was one of a series of similar blocks built between 1957 and 1976.

In 2009, it was announced that the building was to be "stripped out" by the City of London Corporation for tax reasons. [2]

The site was proposed for redevelopment on numerous occasions [3] and was eventually demolished from 2013 onwards. [4]

St Alphage Garden is nearby.

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References

  1. "St. Alphage House". postwarbuildings.com. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  2. Richard Heap (30 January 2009). "City to 'strip out' St Alphage House". Property Week. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  3. "St Alphage House Replacement Surfaces". skyscrapernews.com. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. https://www.barbicanassociation.co.uk/planning/st-alphage/ [ bare URL ]

Coordinates: 51°31′05″N0°05′31″W / 51.51800°N 0.09181°W / 51.51800; -0.09181