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Telephone exchange, Central Government War Headquarters. The Central Government War Headquarters (CGWHQ) is a 35-acre (14 ha) [1] complex built 120 feet (37 m) underground [2] as the United Kingdom's emergency government war headquarters – the hub of the country's alternative seat of power outside London during a nuclear war or conflict with the Soviet Union.
Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, west London, England, developed by the Westfield Group at a cost of £1.6bn, [3] [4] on a brownfield site formerly the home of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition.
Television Centre (TVC), formerly known as BBC Television Centre, is a building complex in White City, West London, which was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013. After a refurbishment, the complex reopened in 2017 with three studios in use for TV production, operated by BBC Studioworks. The first BBC staff moved into the ...
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
Birmingham City University (abbrev.BCU) is a university in Birmingham, England.Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, [3] it was designated as a polytechnic in 1971 and gained university status in 1992.
The State Cinema is a Grade II* Listed building in Grays, Essex. Designed by F. G. M. Chancellor under Matcham & Co., it opened in 1938 as one of the most modern cinemas of its type at the time with seating for 2200 people. As a cinema, it closed in 1988 but has held numerous events and been used for various purposes since.
Kennedy Centre is a retail and leisure development in a largely built-up residential area in West Belfast.Having agreed upon a new anchor tenant, the Kennedy Centre was redeveloped again in 2009 with a new cinema, an expanded supermarket and entertainment complex.
The Majestic is a Grade II listed building on City Square, Leeds, occupying the corner of Quebec Street and Wellington Street. [3] [4]Constructed as a cinema in the early 1920s during a boom in the building of picture palaces, it was closed in 1969, after which the Majestic was used as a bingo hall and later as a nightclub.