30 St Mary Axe nearly oblivious to the tower's existence until directly underneath it. The building was constructed by Skanska, completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004. The primary occupant of the building is Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, which had the building commissioned as the head office for its UK operation. The tower is thus sometimes known as the Swiss Re Building, although this name has never been official and has more recently fallen out of favour, since the company's main headquarters is in Zurich and the Gherkin name has become more popular. The building uses energy-saving methods which
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Horsell the 12th century. 19th century restorations included: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Horsell The church of St Mary-the-Virgin in Horsell is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Guildford. It is located about one mile away from Woking town centre. The current Vicar is Sarah Hayes. The church is a Grade II* listed building. On Sundays the Church has three services: 8am, 10am and 9:30 pm. The most popular services of the year are on Christmas Eve when it is a Christingle services. It usually has two Christingle services on Christmas Eve. Parts of the west wall of the