Thomas Cook

The Thomas Cook building in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester was commissioned by his son, John Mason Cook, and opened in 1894 next to the company’s existing offices. It was both a memorial to Cook himself, who died two years earlier, and a more suitable base for the travel business, which had grown from modest beginnings to employ over 2,000 people worldwide. The architects were the local firm of Goddard, Paget and Goddard, and it was built by Hardington and Elliott of Leicester. It is listed Grade II.