Electra House decorated in celebration of the coronation of George V, 1910.

OPENED IN 1902, Electra House Moorgate became the home of the Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies. Electra House was also the home of the company’s London training school which was located in two rooms in the basement. It was from here that the best students went on for further training at Porthcurno in Cornwall. In 1933 the company’s administrative centre was transferred to Electra House Embankment but it was not until 1941 that operations were also transferred as a result of damage caused by enemy bombing. The building is now occupied by City University.

The stained glass window over the main entrance and the furniture for the board room and Directors’ rooms were designed by John Belcher, the architect of the building.	Vice-Chairman and Managing Director’s Room, Eastern Telegraph Co.

See Also
Electra House, Embankment: ‘The Fortress’ Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies Porthcurno Second World War