Armada House, Bristol

Armada House
Location within Bristol
General information
Architectural style Edwardian Baroque
Town or city Bristol
Country  England
Coordinates 51°27′10″N 2°35′45″W / 51.4527°N 2.5958°W / 51.4527; -2.5958
Completed 1903
Design and construction
Architect Henry Williams

Armada House (grid reference ST587728) (previously known as Nova House) is in Telephone Avenue, Off Baldwin Street, Bristol

It was built in 1903 by Henry Williams, and is now used as offices and a conference centre. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[1][2]

It was formerly the offices of the National Telephone Co.[3] [4]

In 1971 one room was equipped by Post Office Telecommunications as a Confravision studio.[5]

From 1983 the second floor was used by British Telecommunications as "Telecom TAN", one of the first commercial call centres & messaging bureaux in the UK.[6]

References

  1. "Nova House". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  2. "Nova House". The National Heritage List for England.
  3. Gomme, Andre (1979). Bristol, An Architectural History. Bristol. p. 389.
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1958). The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol. London. p. 414.
  5. "BTs History, 1971".
  6. "BTs history, 1983".

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