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Baynard House was formerly a [[telephone exchange]], and housed the first operational [[System X (telephony)|System X]] telephone exchange, which went live in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.connected-earth.com/Journeys/Digitaltechnologies/Digitaltelephony/Digitalswitching/index.htm|title=Digital switching|publisher=Connected Earth|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/1969to1980/1980.htm|title=BT Archives: Events in Telecommunications History: 1980|publisher=BT Archives|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> The [[Faraday Building]], one of the first major telephone exchanges in the UK, is nearby. |
Baynard House was formerly a [[telephone exchange]], and housed the first operational [[System X (telephony)|System X]] telephone exchange, which went live in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.connected-earth.com/Journeys/Digitaltechnologies/Digitaltelephony/Digitalswitching/index.htm|title=Digital switching|publisher=Connected Earth|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/1969to1980/1980.htm|title=BT Archives: Events in Telecommunications History: 1980|publisher=BT Archives|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> The [[Faraday Building]], one of the first major telephone exchanges in the UK, is nearby. |
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From 1982 to 1997, Baynard House housed the [[BT Museum]]. |
From 1982 to 1997, Baynard House housed the [[BT Museum]]. |
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It is the site of an unusual cast aluminium public sculpture by [[Richard Kindersley]], entitled ''The Seven Ages of Man''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/cl/CLCOL252.htm|title=Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project: The Seven Ages of Man (sculpture), Baynard House|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kindersleystudio.co.uk/seven-ages-of-man-queen-victoria/|title=The Seven Ages of Man, Queen Victoria Street|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> The sculpture, consiting of a column made up of sculptural heads resembling a [[totem pole]], was commissioned by [[Post Office Telecommunications]] and unveiled in April 1980. |
It is the site of an unusual cast aluminium public sculpture by [[Richard Kindersley]], entitled ''The Seven Ages of Man''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmsa.cch.kcl.ac.uk/cl/CLCOL252.htm|title=Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project: The Seven Ages of Man (sculpture), Baynard House|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kindersleystudio.co.uk/seven-ages-of-man-queen-victoria/|title=The Seven Ages of Man, Queen Victoria Street|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref> The sculpture, consiting of a column made up of sculptural heads resembling a [[totem pole]], was commissioned by [[Post Office Telecommunications]] and unveiled in April 1980. |
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Baynard House is a brutalist office block in Queen Victoria Street in the Blackfriars area of London, occupied by BT Group. It was built on the former site of Baynard's Castle.[1] Most of the site under Baynard House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
The building was designed by the architect William Holford.[3] It incorporates Holford's ideas on the separation of pedestrians from vehicle traffic, with a first floor level public walkway along Victoria Street that connects to Blackfriars station. The entrance foyer to Baynard House remains off this first floor level. A plaque in the building foyer reads:
"BAYNARD HOUSE handed over on 5th July 1979 to PETER BENTON Esq., Managing Director Telecommunications, Architects: Holford/ PSA; Construction: John Laing"[4]
Legislation protecting the views of St Paul's restricted the overall height of the building to just three levels above ground.[5]
Baynard House was formerly a telephone exchange, and housed the first operational System X telephone exchange, which went live in 1980.[6][7] The Faraday Building, one of the first major telephone exchanges in the UK, is nearby.
From 1982 to 1997, Baynard House housed the BT Museum.
It is the site of an unusual cast aluminium public sculpture by Richard Kindersley, entitled The Seven Ages of Man.[8][9] The sculpture, consiting of a column made up of sculptural heads resembling a totem pole, was commissioned by Post Office Telecommunications and unveiled in April 1980.
As of 2012[update] it had the largest solar panel area of any building in the City of London and the second largest of a corporate building in the UK.[10]
References
- ^ "BT Museum". London Online. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Jackson (2009ii) p42 Figure 16 shows the extent of the Scheduled Ancient Monument; see Baynard's Castle article for source
- ^ Baynard House, Esoteric London, February , 2012
- ^ Plaque located in the entrance foyer of Baynard House, Observed May 2012
- ^ Faraday House, Ornamental Passions, February 2009
- ^ "Digital switching". Connected Earth. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "BT Archives: Events in Telecommunications History: 1980". BT Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project: The Seven Ages of Man (sculpture), Baynard House". Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ "The Seven Ages of Man, Queen Victoria Street". Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ BT to build UK's second largest solar-powered roof BT Today, April 11th 2011
External links
Gallery
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Waterfront side of Baynard House -
Waterfront side of Baynard House and Blackfriars Railway bridge. Viewed from the Millennium Bridge. -
Baynard House and Faraday Building (green roof) on the left, City of London School centre on the north bank of the River Thames, London. Showing height restrictions.
