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War Office, London
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1898/00/00 William Young Architect Construction of the War Office building is begun in 1898 by William Young as the 2nd of the large government office blocks begun in 1898.
1907/00/00 Clyde Young Architect After the death of William Young in 1901, the War Office building is completed by William Young's son Clyde Young and Sir John Taylor.
1910/00/00 Henry Wilson becomes Director of Military Operations at the British War Office.
1915/05/25 David Lloyd George Prime Minister Lloyd George becomes Minister of Munitions, leaving office 9 July 1916.
1916/06/23 Supported by the War Office, the British Topical Committee for War Films sends Geoffrey Malins and John McDowell to France to shoot newsreels. Their resulting silent film, The Battle of the Somme, became the first feature-length war documentary.
1917/07/17 Winston Churchill Minister for Munitions Prime Minister David Lloyd George, who had worked with Churchill since 1904, brings him out of the "political wilderness" and appoints him Minister for Munitions.
1917/07/17 David Lloyd George Prime Minister Prime Minister David Lloyd George, who had worked with Churchill since 1904, brings him out of the "political wilderness" and appoints him Minister for Munitions.

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Particulars for War Office, London:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architecture Style Edwardian Baroque Architecture
Era Edwardian Era
Architectural Style English Baroque Revival
Category for Historic Use Government
Historic Use Government Office
Area of Significance Military
Material Portland Stone

Data
English National Heritage List: 1224143



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