OXO Tower
Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank, London, SE1 9PH
Architect: Albert Moore, 1928
The building was commissioned for the Liebig Extract of Meat Company - OXO was a subsidiary. At the time of building, the OXO Tower was the second tallest commercial building in London.
The famous OXO lights were conceived as a way to get around planning permission which would not allow illuminated advertisements on buildings. The OXO are formed from windows which the architect claimed were just part of the design. When built, the lights could be seen from as far as Hampstead.
The Tower is now a commercial building, and has several shops
and restaurants as well as residential buildings.
© Photo: Timothy Soar. Image courtesy
of Coin Street Community Builders
