54 Broadway
| 54 Broadway | |
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54 Broadway (on the right)
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| General information | |
| Location | Westminster, London |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°08′00″W / 51.49989°N 0.13347°W |
| Completed | 1924 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
54 Broadway sometimes known as Broadway buildings is an office building in Broadway, London.
The building, which has a prominent mansard roof, was completed around 1924 when it became the main operating base for the Secret Intelligence Service. During the Second World War it had a brass plaque identifying it as the offices of the "Minimax Fire Extinguisher Company".Sir Stewart Menzies, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, had access to an underground tunnel which connected 54 Broadway to his private residence in Queen Anne's Gate.Kim Philby, who worked in the building during the war, described it as
a dingy building, a warren of wooden partitions and frosted glass windows served by an "ancient lift".
The building has been used as overflow facility by London Underground, who are based at 55 Broadway, since the Secret Intelligence Service moved out to Century House in 1964.
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