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, Harlow Church of St Mary the Virgin, Harlow St Mary the Virgin Church (known locally as St Mary-at-Latton Church) is located in Latton, Harlow, Essex, England. It is an Anglican church (Church of England) and is liberal catholic in tradition. The church building is Grade I listed. St Mary the Virgin Church was the place of worship for the ancient parish of Latton. Following the creation of Harlow New Town in 1947 and the subsequent expansion in population the parish was divided in three with the northern portion retaining the name of Latton. The Norman Church was built in 1087. A