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Oceanic House


  • Type: Office Building
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Oceanic House is a Grade II English Listed office building in London, England, notable as the former London West End Office of the White Star Line, owners of the RMS TITANIC. - AsNotedIn


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1903/00/00 Construction begins on a new office block for the White Star Line. The Portland stone on steel frame building will have a booking office on the ground floor and luggage rooms in the basement.
1905/08/00 White Star Line Owner The White Star Line has pleasure in announcing that the London West End Office has been transferred from 17 Cockspur Street to new and more commodious premises situated opposite at 1 COCKSPUR STREET SW and the City Office to 38 LEADENHALL STREET (lost).
1907/00/00 Henry Tanner Jr Architect Oceanic House is completed in an early Neo-Mannerist design with Greek and Baroque motifes. The three main storeys are surmounted with a large boldly modelled "top hamper" of 3 storeys of attics.
1912/04/16 A photographer takes a picture of Ned Parfett, standing outside Oceanic House, holding an Evening News poster proclaiming: TITANIC DISASTER, GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Sinking of the RMS Titanic

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Particulars for Oceanic House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Sight Category Building
Art style Mannerism Revival
Building Style Office Building
Material Portland Stone

Data
English Listed Building List Entry: 1219835



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