Basic Site Details
| Name: | Colonial Office |
| Town, district or village: | Westminster |
| City or county: | London |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Broad Sanctuary | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1938 | American Gothic design | ||
| 1945 | New design - plain classical | ||
| 1947 | Design exhibited | ||
| After 1947 | Pargiter acted as Liasion Officer between Ministry of Works and Burnet Tait and Lorne | ||
| 1952 | Foundations laid but project abandoned | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) John Burnet, Tait & Lorne | A | 1938 | |||
| Francis Lorne | A | 1938 | |||
| Ludovic Gordon Farquhar | A | 1938 | |||
| Thomas Smith Tait | A | 1938 | |||
| Leonard George Pargiter | D | After 1947 | Acted as Liasion Officer between Ministry of Works and Burnet Tait and Lorne | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Bradley, Simon and Pevsner, Nikolaus (ed) | 2003 | London 6: Westminster (The Buildings of England) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p273 | |
| Royal Academy exhibitors | 1947, no 1245 | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architectural Design | August 1949 | |||
| Builder | 9 December 1938 | CLV | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Pargiter: L no6486 (Combined Box 142); F no4784 (Combined Box 35) | |