St George's House (also known as the Nestlé Tower or Nestlé Block) is a office tower located in

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, United Kingdom. It was occupied by the Swiss multinational food and consumer goods company

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as the headquarters of Nestlé UK & Ireland until September 2012.

Location

The tower is located on Park Lane above the

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and close to the Croydon Council offices in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon College, and the theatre and performance space of the

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and Ashcroft Theatre.

History

The tower was designed by architects Ronald Ward and Partners, who also designed

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, and it was completed in 1964. The eastern entrance to St George's Walk shopping arcade is located at the base of the tower and the ground floor also housed the

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, which, as well as fulfilling the functions of a town centre public house, became well known as a music venue. Later known as the Blue Orchid nightclub, the venue closed in 2004. Nestle_Tower

In January 2012, Nestlé announced that it intended to move the headquarters of Nestlé UK & Ireland to City Place Gatwick, with all 840 employees based at St George's House moved to Gatwick by the end of 2012. The Croydon council agreed in February 2013 to switch the use of the building from offices to housing. Architect firm EPR Architects was hired to redesign the building. However, in September 2015, no work was done to advance on the housing project, leading London property developer Minerva to buy the tower for £10 million to incorporate in a wider neighbourhood housing project. In November 2018, work began to convert the tower into three high-rise apartment blocks as well as to demolish part of St George's Walk, to create a new public square (Queen's Square) adjacent to the old Town Hall. As of 2025, the building remains vacant.

Transport links

St George's House has various transport links nearby. George Street tram stop is the closest

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station to the offices. From here there are services to

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with connections to the

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, or to Beckenham Junction station and Elmers End station with train connections to

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and slow trains to

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as well as

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services. There are also tram services from East Croydon to

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, Elmers End and

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. There is also a bus station at West Croydon with buses on the northbound corridor and the rest of the borough.

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, the main railway station in the borough, is also close by. The station provides mainline services from Southern and

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. These train operating companies provide services to

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and the South Coast,

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and fast services to Victoria and

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References

External links

Guardian article
on Millbank Tower and St George's House architects Ronald Ward and Partners.

Approval of planning permission by Croydon Council.

Redevelopment proposal by Legal & General. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nestle Tower Croydon 2020

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Skyscrapers in the London Borough of Croydon Skyscraper office buildings in London

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