Hotham House
Hotham House is a commercial building in Richmond, south-west London, and the UK headquarters of eBay and Gumtree. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Thames, east of Corporation Island, at the junction of the A305 and A307.
| Hotham House | |
|---|---|
eBay UK | |
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  Location within Greater London | |
| General information | |
| Type | Company headquarters |
| Architectural style | New Classical architecture |
| Address | 1 Heron Square, TW9 1EJ |
| Coordinates | 51.45855°N 0.30637°W |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Current tenants | eBay UK, Gumtree, Shutl, StubHub[1] |
| Construction started | 1984 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Inaugurated | 28 October 1988 |
| Renovation cost | £20m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Quinlan Terry |
History
The original Hotham House, built in 1720, fell into disrepair and collapsed in 1960, and was demolished.[2] The name of the building came from Admiral Sir William Hotham, who lived there in 1810.
The site had been empty since January 2001 and was redeveloped in the 1980s as part of the new Richmond Riverside.
Construction
Construction for the redeveloped series of buildings began in 1984 and finished in 1987 in a £20m renovation funded by the Pension Fund Property Unit Trust. The buildings, designed by Quinlan Terry in a New Classical style, were opened by the Queen on 28 October 1988.
eBay opened their London office there in 2008.
See also
- One Rathbone Square, headquarters of Facebook UK
- Rob Hattrell, head of eBay UK, since March 2017[3]
References
- eBay
- Times, Tuesday 29 March 1960, page 6
- Companies House