Egton House in Langham Street in
Central London
Central London is the innermost part of London, in England, spanning several boroughs. Over time, a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of Central London for statistics, urban planning and local government. Its characteris ...
was home to
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
for many years from 1985 until 1996.
Radio 1 moved to
Yalding House
Yalding House is a building at 152–156 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom. It was formerly owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), and from 1952 until 2013 housed the corporation's music department.
The BBC Central Mus ...
on
Great Portland Street
Great Portland Street in the West End of London links Oxford Street with Albany Street and the A501 Marylebone Road and Euston Road. A commercial street including some embassies, it divides Fitzrovia, to the east, from Marylebone to the west. ...
in 1996, and Egton House was demolished in 2003 to make way for the Egton Wing of
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
, later renamed the John Peel Wing.
was the last presenter to broadcast from Egton House (12pm-2pm on Wednesday 9th October 1996).
Egton House was also home to the BBC Gramophone Library, a collection of over one million
s. The
which is across the road in Langham Place and has now reverted to being a luxury hotel.