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surplus church, the inside of which has been converted to a concert hall. Most adjoining buildings (thus sharing its address) are offices, with the focus on organisations lobbying or serving the government. In the mid-20th century, the square hosted the headquarters of the two largest parties of
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headquarters between 1958 and 2003. It stood empty until 2007 when it was sold for £30.5m to Harcourt Developments who planned to redevelop it as flats before the 2008 credit crunch hit. It is now "Europe House".
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who, in conjunction with his wife, Gwen, commissioned an elaborate interior re-decoration by the architect
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Early Georgian north side of the square with top of Victoria Tower of the Palace of Westminster beyond
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interiors in London." It gained notoriety for the sculpture "Scandal", designed by
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listed building went up for sale of £25 million in 2015.
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lived at № 5 from 1904 until his death on board the
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Hope, Christopher; Isaby, Jonathan (9 February 2007).
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Another famous resident was 7: 45: 607:Squares in the City of Westminster 53:Smith Square (City of Westminster) 14: 413:Hencke, David (9 February 2007). 349:List of eponymous roads in London 552: 44: 37: 204:The square was named after the 317:Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett 233:Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett 1: 136: 515:Victoria & Albert Museum 462:Victoria & Albert Museum 307:and constructed in 1911 for 282:Local Government Association 259:Imperial Chemical Industries 194:Local Government Association 58:(local authority since 1965) 331:which is now housed in the 289:Conservative Central Office 152:west end of the north side: 623: 333:Victoria and Albert Museum 315:. It was later bought by 33: 21: 393:Greater London Authority 287:№s 32-34 served as 122:Westminster tube station 354:Imperial Chemical House 329:Charles Sargeant Jagger 181:St John's, Smith Square 75:275 ft (84 m) 367:– the eastern approach 365:Victoria Tower Gardens 235: 224: 179:interior is filled by 230: 219: 173:Palace of Westminster 118:Nearest metro station 583:51.49611°N 0.12694°W 561:at Wikimedia Commons 402:on 12 November 2006. 293:Conservative Party's 244:William Thomas Stead 83:240 feet (73 m) 579: /  18: 588:51.49611; -0.12694 303:- designed by Sir 236: 225: 133:Construction start 557:Media related to 359:Lord North Street 162: 161: 614: 594: 593: 591: 590: 589: 584: 580: 577: 576: 575: 572: 556: 540: 539: 532: 526: 525: 523: 521: 507: 501: 500: 498: 496: 487: 479: 473: 472: 470: 468: 454: 448: 447: 439: 433: 432: 430: 428: 410: 404: 403: 401: 395:. 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Smith Square is located in City of Westminster
Westminster
London
SW1P
Westminster tube station
Grade I listed
Westminster
Palace of Westminster
garden
St John's, Smith Square
Baroque
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Local Government Association
Smith family

Green plaque

Henry Mond, 2nd Baron Melchett
John Smith
William Thomas Stead
Titanic
Rab Butler
Imperial Chemical Industries
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Transport House
Labour Party
TGWU
Local Government Association
Conservative Central Office

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