Transport House on Smith Square

Smith Square

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 and Dean Bradley Street, London

London

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, England

England

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, was the headquarters of the Transport and General Workers' Union

Transport and General Workers' Union

The Transport and General Workers' Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union - with 900,000 members...

 (T&G), and also originally of the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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, the Trades Union Congress

Trades Union Congress

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, and the Workers' Travel Association. The term "Transport House" was once a metonym for both Labour Party Headquarters and the T&G.

The building, which was actually owned by the T&G, was officially opened in May 1928, although the T&G seem to have started to occupy it from 1926, moving from their first headquarters in Matthew Parker Street. The TUC moved out to Congress House

Congress House

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 between 1956 and 1958. The Labour Party moved out in 1980. The T&G remained until the 1990s, when they moved to a modern building on Theobalds Road, Holborn

Holborn

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, which is now also known as Transport House.

The original building is now called Local Government House and houses the headquarters of the Local Government Association

Local Government Association

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 and a conference centre.

The local headquarters of the T&G in a number of other cities were also called Transport House.