Bracken House, London

Bracken House
The north and east façades of Bracken House, from the north-east, looking southwest
The north and east façades, from the north-east, looking southwest
Map showing Bracken House's location in the City of London
Map showing Bracken House's location in the City of London
Location within City of London
General information
TypeOffice
Address1 Friday Street
Town or cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′45″N 0°05′47″W / 51.51250°N 0.09639°W / 51.51250; -0.09639
Current tenantsFinancial Times
Technical details
Floor count9
Other information
Public transit accessDistrict line from Mansion House

Bracken House is a building at 1 Friday Street and 10 Cannon Street in the City of London, occupied by the Financial Times newspaper until the 1980s, and again beginning May 2019. A late example of modern classicism, it was constructed from 1955 to 1958 to a design by Sir Albert Richardson to serve as the headquarters and printing works of the Financial Times, on a cleared bomb site southeast of St Paul's Cathedral.

The central part of the building was substantially altered to plans by Michael Hopkins and Partners between 1988 and 1992. After refurbishments by John Robertson Architects, the Financial Times moved back into Bracken House in spring 2019.

It became a Grade II listed building in 1987 – the first building built after the Second World War in England to become listed – and was upgraded to Grade II* in 2013.


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