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and the insertion of a new entrance arch through the four-bay extension to the original Edwardian block. These are now the only remaining pre-World War II buildings in the square. After the completion of Triton Court, the 1950s block alone was left with the designation Royal London House.
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The north side of the square is largely occupied by Triton Court at 14–18 Finsbury Square, a steel-frame constructed office building originally built during the first three decades of the twentieth century, along with Royal London House (22–25 Finsbury Square) which dates from the 1950s.
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as headquarters for the Royal London Friendly Society; over the next ten years this building was extended eastwards by four bays. The adjacent, taller section, with its prominent tower-cum-spire, dates from 1929 to 1930; it was built by Belcher's former partner,
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accountants and auditors at 30 Finsbury Square, and the University of Liverpool in London at 33 Finsbury Square. In November 2019, City, University of London announced that it had acquired 33 Finsbury Square on a lease. The university's
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In 2013–15, Triton Court was developed by Resolution Property into Alphabeta, a 220,000 sq ft office block. This was sold to Indonesian real estate conglomerate
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block was also built by Joass.) Finally, the whole complex was extended eastwards again in the 1950s with the addition of a block by the architect H. Bramhill.
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surrounding a central garden. Beginning in the late 19th century, the houses began to be demolished to make way for large-scale commercial properties.
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The buildings on the north side of the square were built over the first half of the twentieth century to serve as headquarters for what is now the
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protesters began to camp on the square. They were subsequently removed in an eviction described by the council as 'peaceful and low key'.
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On the west side of the square, 10 Finsbury Square is a 150,000 sq ft office building built in 2014. It is occupied by the
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The south side of the square was known as Sodomites Walk in the 18th century and was notorious as a gay cruising area.
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Also in 2013 a memorial was installed at the SW of the square commemorating those who died in the 1975
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achieved the first successful hot air balloon flight in England from the adjacent Artillery Ground.
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In the 1980s, the older (pre-1940s) buildings were all comprehensively redeveloped, by
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and clock on the corner with City Road) dates from 1904 to 1905 and was built by
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At around the same time the 1950s block, Royal London House, was converted into
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In 1777 Finsbury Square was laid out as a planned quadrangle of terraced
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Finsbury Square is also the venue for an occasional farmers' market.
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The south of the square is City Gate House, 39–45 Finsbury Square.
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announced that its London Campus would be at 33 Finsbury Square.
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From 1907 to 1914, 39 Finsbury Square was the home of the
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University of Liverpool in London, 33 Finsbury Square
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Drinking fountain on Finsbury Square, commemorating
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Index


Finsbury
central London
bowling green
City of London
St Luke's
Moorfields
City Road
Bunhill Fields
Moorgate station
Liverpool Street station
Old Street station
Finsbury Circus
Finsbury Pavement
Finsbury Park
its eponymous neighbourhood
bus routes
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"Copperplate" map of London
town houses

Tom Smith
Christmas cracker
Pascoe Grenfell Hill
Thomas Southwood Smith
Philip Henry Pye-Smith

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