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33-523: Since the Admiralty no longer exists as a department, these buildings are now used by separate government departments: The oldest building was long known simply as The Admiralty ; it is now known officially as the Ripley Building, a three-storey U-shaped brick building designed by Thomas Ripley and completed in 1726. Alexander Pope implied that the architecture is rather dull, lacking either

66-577: A portfolio of road, rail, nuclear, and other major projects worldwide. It is a subsidiary of the Dutch Royal BAM Group . Found by James Nuttall Senior in 1865, the company undertook civil engineering works initially in the road and sewerage sectors, in and around Manchester . Over time, it took on various major engineering works, such as those related to the Manchester Ship Canal , Lynton and Barnstaple Railway , and

99-510: A key road in the development of the business following the death of James Nuttall Senior two years later. One particularly decisive contract was the majority of the civil engineering works associated with the construction of the Mersey Tunnel . Throughout the interwar period , the company expanded into a nationwide enterprise, during which time it was headed by Sir Edmund's son, Sir Keith Nuttall, 2nd Baronet (1901–1941). Other members of

132-467: A naturalised landscape. Until 1731 he was in charge of the major alterations at Raynham for the Townshend family. Ripley was also involved in various speculative adventures, mainly in central London. In 1726 he was the original lessee of the west side of Grosvenor Square , and although his contribution there was limited to 16 Grosvenor Street he built a number of other houses in central London. Ripley

165-558: Is a squat, windowless Second World War fortress north west of Horse Guards Parade, now covered in ivy . Thomas Ripley (architect) Thomas Ripley (1682 Yorkshire – 10 February 1758, London ) was an English architect . He first kept a coffee house in Wood Street, off Cheapside , London and in 1705 was admitted to the Carpenter's Company. An ex-carpenter, he rose by degrees to become an architect and Surveyor in

198-642: Is unclear whether they were ever so designated by the Admiralty, or ever served that function: This is the largest of the Admiralty Buildings. It was begun in the late 19th century and redesigned while the construction was in progress to accommodate the extra offices needed by the naval arms race with the German Empire . It is a red brick building with white stone, detailing in the Queen Anne style with French influences. It has been used by

231-762: The Custom House (1718) and the Admiralty (1723–6), known as the Ripley Building, in London as well as the Queen Mary Block and chapel at Greenwich from 1729–1750. In 1739 he was collaborating with William Kent on designs for the New Houses of Parliament and between 1750–54 he made a great number of changes to Kent's designs for the Horse Guards . His appointment as executant architect at Houghton

264-671: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office from the 1960s to 2016. The Department for Education planned to move into the building in September 2017 following the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's decision to leave the building and consolidate its London staff into one building on King Charles Street. A change of contractor ( BAM was replaced by Willmott Dixon ) then delayed consolidation of the Department for Education to autumn 2018. In 2021,

297-400: The Manchester Ship Canal (opened in 1894) and the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (opened in 1898). During 1902, management of the company changed when James Nuttall Senior brought his two sons, Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet (1870–1923) and James Nuttall (1877–1957), into partnership with him, soon after trading under the name Edmund Nuttall & Company . Edmund played

330-546: The Mersey Tunnel . Following the death of James Nuttall Senior in 1904, his sons, Sir Edmund Nuttall, 1st Baronet and James Nuttall, headed the company and expanded it throughout Great Britain. During the Second World War , then-head of the company, Sir Keith Nuttall, 2nd Baronet , died in the line of duty with the Royal Engineers while the company itself fulfilled numerous government contracts, including

363-558: The Transpennine Route Upgrade between Manchester and Leeds with a projected completion date of between 2036 and 2041. As part of a separate joint venture, BAM Nuttall is also involved in HS2 lots C2 and C3, which are due to complete in 2031. During 2023, BAM Nuttall recorded a turnover of £1.165 billion, reportedly achieving a profit of £66m, a year-on-year increase of almost 50 percent. Major projects undertaken by

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396-497: The 1990s, including Hynes Construction (1992), John Martin Construction (1999) and Finchpalm Ltd (2000). During 2002, HBG was acquired (and thus Edmund Nuttall as well) by Royal BAM Group in exchange for €715 million. On 10 October 2008, Edmund Nuttall Limited changed its name to BAM Nuttall Limited. During the early 21st century, BAM Nuttall established itself as the principal construction partner of Network Rail ,

429-816: The British market. Following the Privatisation of British Rail , the company developed a considerable footprint in the railway construction sector. During 2002, HBG (and thus Edmund Nuttall) was acquired by Royal BAM Group, after which some restructuring was performed. On 10 October 2008, Edmund Nuttall Limited changed its name to BAM Nuttall Limited. The company was founded by James Nuttall Senior in Manchester in 1865. Its initial activities centred around road and sewerage works. Within its first few decades of operations, it undertook various major engineering works associated with infrastructure developments, such as

462-519: The British railway infrastructure owner, the latter issuing work valued at upwards of £300 million to BAM Nuttall in 2023 alone on projects such as the Levenmouth rail link , Inverness Airport railway station , and the Dawlish sea wall . BAM Nuttall often pursues joint bids with various other companies; one such alliance of companies was appointed in 2017 as the preferred bidder for works as part of

495-646: The King's Works im Zeitalter des Neopalladianismus. Berlin, New York, Paris 2000. Axel Klausmeier: Having a great quantity of planting amongst it. Wolterton Hall in Norfolk - Zu einem frühen Landschaftspark in Norfolk. In: Die Gartenkunst, Heft 1/2000. pp. 131–153. Axel Klausmeier: Houghton, Raynham and Wolterton Hall: On Thomas Ripley's major works in Norfolk - Architectural success amidst political tensions. In: Norfolk Archaeology, Norwich 2001. pp. 607–630. Axel Klausmeier: Wolterton Hall in Norfolk by Thomas Ripley: On

528-528: The Savoy marked the beginning of his continuous rise through the Office of the King's works. In 1721 he succeeded Grinling Gibbons as "Master Carpenter" and in 1726 he succeeded Vanbrugh as Comptroller of the King's Works , largely to the influence of Walpole. Walpole also engineered an additional appointment as Surveyor of Greenwich Hospital which was completed by him. Buildings for the Office of Works included

561-547: The building became the home of the Department for International Trade . Admiralty Arch is linked to the Old Admiralty Building by a bridge and is part of the ceremonial route from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace . In 2012, HM Government sold the building on a 125-year lease for £60m for a proposed redevelopment into a Waldorf Astoria luxury hotel and four apartments. The Admiralty Citadel

594-648: The building of the Mulberry harbour units, various Royal Ordnance Factories , and other defence-related schemes. Following the conflict, the business worked on numerous major projects, including on power stations and several lengthy tunnels, including planning works for the Channel Tunnel . It was purchased by the Netherlands -based construction group Hollandsche Beton Groep (later HBG ), and soon after acquired numerous other businesses, mainly based in

627-469: The conflict, the company's activities continued to grow in scope, working on the construction of numerous power stations and tunnels throughout the 1950 and 1960s. It was also involved in early efforts towards the construction of the Channel Tunnel . In 1978, the company was bought by the Netherlands -based construction group Hollandsche Beton Groep (later HBG ). One year later, Nuttall acquired rival company Mears. Various acquisitions occurred during

660-457: The family that would be actively involved in the business was Sir Keith's brother Clive Nuttall (1906–1936) and their cousin (James Nuttall's son) Norman Nuttall (1907–1996). Early on in the Second World War , Sir Keith died in the line of duty with the Royal Engineers after having been severely wounded at Dunkirk ; his shares in the business were inherited by his eight-year-old son, Sir Nicholas Nuttall, 3rd Baronet (1933–2007). Despite being

693-595: The late 18th century as the residence of the First Lord of the Admiralty in 1788. Winston Churchill was one of its occupants in 1911–1915 and 1939–1940. It lacks its own entrance from Whitehall and is entered through the Ripley Courtyard or Ripley Building. It is a three-storey building in yellow brick with neoclassical interiors. The ground floor comprises meeting rooms for the Cabinet Office and

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726-561: The major work of an outcast of architectural history. In: Looking forwards. The Country-house in Contemporary Research and Conservation. Ed. by The Chair of Conservation of BTU Cottbus, Cottbus 2001, pp. 96–104. BAM Nuttall BAM Nuttall Limited (formerly known as Edmund Nuttall Limited ) is a construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Camberley , United Kingdom. It has been involved in

759-534: The principal shareholder, Sir Nicholas did not play a management role in the company. During the Second World War, the company garnered numerous government contracts. Perhaps the most high-profile of these was its involvement in the building of the Mulberry harbour units alongside several other contractors. Other wartime undertakings included the construction of various Royal Ordnance Factories , underground magazines, and other defence works. Following

792-568: The royal Office of Works . He was influenced by the Palladian style, but never lost his provincial manner, which earned the private derision of Sir John Vanbrugh and the public scorn of Alexander Pope . His works include Houghton Hall for Sir Robert Walpole , which was first designed by the Palladian architects Colen Campbell and William Kent . These designs were greatly altered by Ripley. His appointment in 1715 as Labourer in Trust at

825-526: The screen, which was added to the entrance front in 1788. In January 1806, the body of Lord Nelson lay in the building on the night preceding his state funeral . The Ripley Building is currently occupied by the International Development section of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office . Admiralty House is a moderately proportioned mansion to the south of the Ripley Building, designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell and built in

858-748: The station used the Admiralty House when based ashore, but was otherwise based afloat aboard the flagship of the squadron. There may have been more than one Admiralty House per station, as with the North America Station (later the North America and West Indies Station , and finally the America and West Indies Station ), the squadron of which was for a time based in Bermuda during the winter months and Halifax, Nova Scotia, during

891-575: The summers, before Bermuda became the year-round headquarters. Former Admiralty Houses would cease to have that function, either being disposed of (if having been on Admiralty property) or re-purposed as separate stations were merged, such as the Jamaica Station being merged with the North America Station to create the North America and West Indies Station . Other Admiralty Houses or former Admiralty Houses include: There are two former naval properties today known as Admiralty House , though it

924-755: The upper floors are three ministerial residences. There was formerly also an Admiralty House located at, or near to, the main base and dockyard in each station of the Royal Navy for use of the Commander-in-Chief. Each property was designated as the Admiralty House named for its location, but often possessed a property name (similarly to stone frigates being commissioned with a name distinct from their functional designations, such as HMS Malabar , functionally Her Majesty's Naval Base, Bermuda , which closed in 1995). The Commander-in-Chief of

957-652: The vigour of the Baroque style, fading from fashion at the time, or the austere grandeur of the Palladian style just coming into vogue. It is mainly notable for being perhaps the first purpose-built office building in Great Britain. It contained the Admiralty board room, which is still used by the Admiralty Board , other state rooms, offices and apartments for the Lords of the Admiralty. Robert Adam designed

990-576: Was active in promoting the scheme to build Westminster Bridge and was also involved in Richard Holt's failed attempt to develop artificial stone. Nevertheless, he seems to have been an eager investor, being one of the few to make a fortune out of the South Sea Bubble . Despite the dull and sometimes ill-proportioned character of his public buildings, his pragmatic approach and undoubted skill at managing large projects ensured that Greenwich

1023-643: Was buried in Hampton, but no memorial survives. A portrait by Joseph Highmore is in the National Portrait Gallery and his Mastership of the Carpenter's Company (1742–3) is commemorated by a plaque at the Guildhall, London . One of his sons moved into a house he had designed on Streatham Common now called Ripley House, at 10 Streatham Common South. de:Axel Klausmeier : Thomas Ripley, Architekt. Fallstudie einer Karriere im Royal Office of

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1056-691: Was completed and fulfilled its function. Ripley always retained a craftsman's concern for practicality. At his masterpiece at Wolterton this resulted in a building of controlled austerity which demonstrated how convenience and dignity could be achieved through subtle planning. Wolterton's ground plan anticipates those of many villas of the 1750s. On 17 November 1737 his first wife died and on 22 April 1742 he married Miss Bucknall of Hampton , Middlesex , an heiress said to be worth £40,000. Ripley died at his house in Old Scotland Yard on 10 February 1758, aged 75, leaving three sons and four daughters. He

1089-401: Was the first of a number of Walpole commissions. Here his responsibility for the applied portico and the opening of the colonnades to the garden on the west side demonstrated that he was more than a project manager. From 1725 he designed and built Wolterton Hall in Norfolk for Sir Robert's younger brother Horatio, the 1st Lord Walpole and was chiefly responsible for converting a formal park into

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