Caroone House
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| Caroone House | |
|---|---|
 Labour Party Plaque at the entrance to Caroone House (2004) | |
 Interactive map of the Caroone House area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Telephone exchange |
| Location | 14 Farringdon Street, London, EC4 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′56″N 0°06′15″W / 51.5156°N 0.1041°W |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Demolished | 2004 |
| Owner | Post Office Telecommunications |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 7 |
Caroone House was an office block at 14 Farringdon Street, London EC4, which was built in 1972 on the site of the Congregational Memorial Hall which had been demolished in 1968.[1]
The Memorial Hall and Caroone House were built on the site of the old Fleet Prison. The prison was burnt down during the Great Fire of London and while the prison was being rebuilt, the prisoners were relocated to Caron House, South Lambeth, a large mansion house which had been built by Noel de Caron the Netherlands ambassador to England in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.[2] In 1685 Caron House was demolished but the name survived and in the 19th century there was a "Carroun House" on the estate – which has been known as Vauxhall Park since 1890.[3] As a consequence of this rich history, "Caroone House" was adopted as an appropriate name for the new building in Farringdon Street.
A Greater London Council plaque commemorating the foundation of the Labour Party at the Memorial Hall in 1900 was displayed at the main entrance to Caroone House.
