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Export House is the tallest building in [[Woking]]<ref name ="GetWokingham"> Article about Falcons in Export house http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2011587_highflying_residents_in_penthouse_roost</ref>. It is 73 [[Metres]]<ref>BBC Article, image 4 references Export House http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/surrey/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8386000/8386719.stm</ref> (240 feet tall) and has 18 [[Floors|floors]].It is also locally referred to as the B.A.T or the Bat Building<ref name="GetWokingham"/>. It got the name from the intials of [[British American Tobacco]]. |
Export House is the tallest building in [[Woking]]<ref name ="GetWokingham"> Article about Falcons in Export house http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2011587_highflying_residents_in_penthouse_roost</ref>. It is 73 [[Metres]]<ref>BBC Article, image 4 references Export House http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/surrey/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8386000/8386719.stm</ref> (240 feet tall) and has 18 [[Floors|floors]].It is also locally referred to as the B.A.T or the Bat Building. The Bat Building more commonly. <ref name="GetWokingham"/>. It got the name from the intials of [[British American Tobacco]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 13:11, 17 December 2010
Export House is the tallest building in Woking[1]. It is 73 Metres[2] (240 feet tall) and has 18 floors.It is also locally referred to as the B.A.T or the Bat Building. The Bat Building more commonly. [1]. It got the name from the intials of British American Tobacco.
History
Construction of Export Hose finished In 1974. Export House was Built at the same time as Wolsey Place. The reason why they were built at the same time because they were part of the same development.
In 1976, when the building was ready for tennants, British American Tobacco moved in. Then, in 2001, Telewest, becoming Virgin Media 6 years later, became the occupants. It is now occupied by the Mouchel Group PLC who moved from West Hall in nearby West Byfleet. They also moved in with Mustang Engineering.
Location and Access
The Building is sometimes open to the public on Heritage Open Days. The tower is located above Wolsey Walk Place Shopping centre
Wildlife
Peregrine Falcons nest on top of the building[1]. These Birds are rare, but they are often seen flying around Woking.
Notes
- ^ a b c Article about Falcons in Export house http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2011587_highflying_residents_in_penthouse_roost
- ^ BBC Article, image 4 references Export House http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/surrey/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8386000/8386719.stm
Read More
Crosby, Alan "A History Of Woking" (Phillimore, 2003)
See Also
List of tallest buildings in Woking List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom