Euston House was built on Seymour Street, now Eversholt Street, in London in 1934 as the headquarters of the

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. It was later the headquarters of the

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History

It was built between 1933 and 1934 as the headquarters of the

, to designs by the architects

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and

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. The LMS had recognised the need for several departments to work closely together and the new building was designed to accommodate 1,300 people on 9 floors. Half of the cost of construction was met by the Ministry of Transport in recognition of the company fulfilling its obligations under the scheme for the remission of passenger duty. Construction of the building required the demolition of the disused

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entrance building to

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. The offices were opened by Hon.

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, Minister for Transport, on 12 February 1934.Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 13 February 1934 The building later became the headquarters of the

. Today, it is used as an adult educational facility by organisations including

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