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| Apollo House | |
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 Apollo House | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 36 Wellesley Road |
| Town or city | Croydon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 1967 |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Height | 64m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Denis Crump & Partners |
| References | |
| http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=1573 | |
Apollo House is a 22-storeyhigh-rise office building at 36 Wellesley Road in theLondon Borough of Croydon,London, England. In common with a neighbouring buildingLunar House and others developed byHarry Hyams,[1] the building's name was inspired by theApollo 11Moon landing in 1969.
Like Lunar House, Apollo serves as the headquarters ofUK Visas and Immigration, a division of theHome Office in the United Kingdom. The buildings at one time hosted the headquarters of theProperty Services Agency (PSA),[2] along with other 1960s office blocks, including those forming part of theWhitgift Centre. The PSA also had offices in central London, and a regional network of offices throughout the UK. Up until 2008, part of theForeign and Commonwealth Office's Services section were based on floors 17 and 18.[3] Now, theHome Office possesses this area.
The building is not to be confused with the fictional 'Apollo House', a block of flats occupied by the main characters in the TV seriesPeep Show (2003–2015). The show is set in Croydon, but the building used for filming was Zodiac Court, on London Road in West Croydon.
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