Apollo House is a 22-storey high-rise office building at 36 Wellesley Road in the

London Borough of Croydon The London Borough of Croydon () is a London borough, borough in South London, part of Outer London. It covers an area of and had a population of 397,741 as of mid-2023, making it the most populous London borough. It is London's southernmost ...

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, England. In common with a neighbouring building Lunar House and others developed by

Harry Hyams Harry John Hyams (2 January 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a British millionaire who initially made his money as a speculative property developer. He was best known as the developer of the Centre Point office building in London. Early life Hyam ...

, the building's name was inspired by the

Apollo 11 Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted from July 16 to 24, 1969, by the United States and launched by NASA. It marked the first time that humans Moon landing, landed on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin l ...

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in 1969. Like Lunar House, Apollo serves as the headquarters of

UK Visas and Immigration UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system. History The then Home Secret ...

, a division of the

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in the United Kingdom. The buildings at one time hosted the headquarters of the

Property Services Agency The Property Services Agency (PSA) was an agency of the United Kingdom government, in existence from 1972 to 1993. Its role was to "provide, manage, maintain, and furnish the property used by the government, including defence establishments, office ...

(PSA), along with other 1960s office blocks, including those forming part of the

Whitgift Centre The Whitgift Centre is a large shopping centre in the town centre of Croydon, opening in stages between 1968 and 1970. The centre comprises of retail space, and was the largest covered shopping development in Greater London until the opening of ...

. The PSA also had offices in central London, and a regional network of offices throughout the UK. Up until 2008, part of the

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's Services section were based on floors 17 and 18.
Now, the

possesses this area. The building is not to be confused with the fictional 'Apollo House', a block of flats occupied by the main characters in the TV series '' Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'' (2003–2015). The show is set in Croydon, but the building used for filming was Zodiac Court, on London Road in West Croydon.

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