The final hours of the Guardian at Farringdon Road

GNM's picture editor, Roger Tooth, discusses which photographs to use on the news pages Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Senior editors put the finishing touches to the final edition at Farringdon Road Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger looks back over the years at Farringdon Road in a speech to Guardian staff after first edition Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

GNM's head of news, business and sport, Paul Johnson (centre), and cartoonist Steve Bell (right) take a final look at 'the wall' – the edition's completed pages Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Writers, subeditors, production staff and editors gather to listen to Alan Rusbridger's speech Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Deputy editor Kath Viner (left), the paper's deputy foreign editor David Munk (back) and subeditor Michael Becker (front) discuss the design of one of the pages as deadline nears Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Staff take photographs of the final night at Farringdon Road as they listen to Alan Rusbridger's speech Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

The final trolley dash Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Deadline looms for editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger (right), deputy editor Kath Viner (left) and deputy Saturday editor Charlie English (centre) Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Reporter Duncan Campbell does some last-minute packing Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Guardian journalists leave behind their old desks Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Feature writer Hannah Pool (left) and TV critic Sam Wollaston sit at their desks for the last time Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

MediaGuardian.co.uk editor Jason Deans picks through his belongings deciding what to discard – and what to take with him to the new building at Kings Place Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Removal men begin the huge task of relocating staff belongings to Kings Place Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

A clock marks the time to leave Farringdon Road Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Coat stands are left empty for the last time Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

119 Farringdon Road's empty office over the weekend Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

The sports desk at 119 Farringdon Road over the weekend Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

The stairwell at 119 Farringdon Road Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

The date of the last edition ever produced at 119 Farringdon Road Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Guardian staff pigeonholes Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

A load of unwanted books and magazines Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Eyewitness spreads on display in the studio at 119 Farringdon Road Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

The Guardian's conference room – where editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, journalists and invited guests discuss the day's news agenda every morning Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger takes a break from packing up to talk to members of staff Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian

Staff leave 119 for the very last time and make their way to the pub Photograph: Martin Godwin/Guardian