A view beneath the roof of Embankment Place during its construction, showing one of its bowstring arches spanning 36 metres

Date:
late 1980s
Location:
1 Embankment Place, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, WC2N 6DX
Reference:
JLP01/14/00258
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

In 1987, Laing Management Contracting won the contract for the construction of Embankment Place over Charing Cross Station. Embankment Place is predominantly an office building, although work at the site also included the construction of shopping facilities, refurbishment of the Players Theatre, and improvements to the station itself. British Rail worked closely with Laing throughout the contract. The site was completed in 1991 and went on to win various awards including a Civic Trust Award and the European Structural Steel Design Award.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/14 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Slides; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Roof, Late 20th Century Office, Construction