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Only structures taller than 150 feet (46 m) are listed, although there are a further 17 towers in the city between 40m and 45m. The city's tallest structures are the 130 metres (430 ft) container port cranes. The tallest inhabitable structure is the 262 feet (80 m) Moresby Tower, although several others are planned that will exceed this. [1]
Benwell Towers was put up for sale by the owners in 2007. In June 2009 a local newspaper reported problems with Japanese knotweed on the site, that was still said to be for sale. [4] In September 2010, local newspaper The Evening Chronicle reported that the building had been purchased by an individual on behalf of a community organisation. It ...
The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) is a United Kingdom construction trade association representing companies involved in scaffolding and access work. Founded in 1945, the NASC represents its sector as a member of Build UK (formerly UK Contractors Group). [citation needed] It is also a member of the Trade Association Forum. [1]
Tallest freestanding structure in UK. Original 137 m (449 ft) tower built in 1956, replaced 1964. Second 385 m (1,263 ft) guyed tubular mast was built 1964 to replace the tower, but collapsed in 1969 due to icing and strong winds. Durris Mast: 322.6 m (1,058 ft) 1961: communication: Durris, Aberdeenshire: guyed steel lattice mast
Postwar Britain was the stage for a tower block "building boom"; from the 1950s to the late 1970s, as a dramatic increase took place in tower-block construction. During this time, local authorities desired to impress their voters by building futuristic and imposing tower blocks, which would signify postwar progress. [ 2 ]
The 24-storey tower was finished in 1968. [8] The 334-foot (102 m) building had 91 two-bedroom flats and 24 with one bedroom, all with balconies, allocated garage space and leases of 125 years. [12] The typical sale price of a two-bedroom flat in 1968 was recorded as £5,950 (£130,300 in 2024); [13] by 2006 it was £250,000 (£456,900 in 2024 ...
Due to erosion today it stands at the height of 138.8 metres (455 ft). Lincoln Cathedral: 159.7 524 1311–1549 (238 years) Church England Lincoln: Spire collapsed in 1549; today, stands at a height of 83 metres (272 ft). St. Mary's Church: 151 500 1549–1569 (20 years) Church Germany Stralsund: Beauvais Cathedral: 153 502 1569–1573 (4 years ...
22 Bishopsgate, also known as Horizon 22, is a commercial skyscraper in London, England.Completed in 2020, it occupies a prominent site in Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district, and stands 278 m (912 ft) tall with 62 storeys.