Completed 1966 Demolished 2007 | Opened 1966 Main contractor John Laing Plc | |
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Similar Swiss Glockenspiel, Leicester Square Theatre, Congress House, St John, Leicester Square tube station |
The Swiss Centre was a popular tourist attraction on the north-west corner of Leicester Square, London which featured a tourist office, a chocolate and souvenir shop, cafe and several Swiss themed restaurants which were located in the basement.
![Swiss Centre, London Daily Photo Stream Swiss Centre](https://alchetron.com/cdn/swiss-centre-london-36b1bea6-ba9c-4079-be4a-79f971ac5c7-resize-750.jpeg)
It was designed by David Aberdeen and built by John Laing & Son between 1961 and 1966. It was demolished in 2007.
![Swiss Centre, London Office and Commercial Developments gt Swiss Centre Leicester Square](https://alchetron.com/cdn/swiss-centre-london-5eef3def-678a-4bc1-9fb7-e227dc4b6b4-resize-750.jpeg)
Since 2011, the site has been occupied by M&M's World.
In November 2011, the glockenspiel, redesigned and restored by the clockmakers Smith of Derby was returned to Swiss Court, very close its original location.
![Swiss Centre, London httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu](https://alchetron.com/cdn/swiss-centre-london-c233aada-719a-4d00-8240-23d6dbf6e31-resize-750.jpg)
![Swiss Centre, London The Swiss Centre London 137947 EMPORIS](https://alchetron.com/cdn/swiss-centre-london-cd22f534-19b1-408f-9c63-59608da0ac9-resize-750.jpg)
References
Swiss Centre, London Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA