Faraday Building, Telephone exchange in City of London, United Kingdom
The Faraday Building stands on Queen Victoria Street with its distinctive chamfered corners and irregular hexagonal footprint rising up to ten stories.
The General Post Office acquired this land in the 1870s for a Post Office Savings Bank, later converting it into a telephone exchange in 1902.
The building features stone carvings above its windows depicting early telecommunications technologies, including representations of telephone cables and electromagnetic devices.
The exchange provides multiple fiber services through Openreach, including Fiber to the Cabinet and Fiber to the Premises for internet connectivity.
The construction of this building led to new regulations protecting sight lines to St Paul's Cathedral dome from various points along the River Thames.
Location: City of London
Operator: Openreach
GPS coordinates: 51.51220,-0.10020
Latest update: September 23, 2025 18:58
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