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 Subject 
CategoryWork
ArtistAnnan
TitleFleet Building mural - Barbican Highwalks
Type of workMural
DescriptionCommissioned by the Ministry of Works and unveiled at the opening of the General Post Office's brand new, state-of-the-art telegraph office; the Fleet Building (70 Farringdon Street, London EC4).
Series
Year1960
Exhibitions
Additional infoThe mural was given Grade II listed status in November 2011 and moved to Barbican Highwalks in the summer of 2013, in order to make way for the planned demolition of the Fleet Building on Farringdon Street. Moving the mural meant resetting all the individual tiles in nine brand new frames.
Tagstechnology
Xrefsca9a-8f9d be9a-1ead
 Physical attributes 
MaterialsGlazed tile
Dimensions0 x 0
SignedYes
On public viewYes
LocationBarbican
 Financial attributes 
Provenance1960-2010: General Post Office then British Telecom. 2010-2013: Goldman Sachs (acquired with purchase of Fleet Building). 2013-present: City Corporation
Property ofCity Corporation

 Image 
Image labelright to left
Image title
Image captionFleet Building mural - Barbican Highwalks (right to left) — Dorothy Annan — Glazed tile mural (1960)
Image copyrightDorothy & Trevor Tennant estate
Image licenseBY-NC-SA









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