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paradisebirmingham.co.uk The Octagon [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is a 155 m (509 ft) tall, 49-storey residential skyscraper under construction in Birmingham , England. The building is part of the Paradise redevelopment scheme in the city centre and is designed by Glenn Howells Architects .
[5] [6] In 1965, its 54-year reign as the tallest building in Liverpool came to an end with the completion of the Radio City Tower. At 138 metres (453 ft), it originally housed a revolving restaurant and then, since 2000, a radio station. [7] In 2008, the Radio City Tower was topped by Beetham Organization's West Tower. [8]
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
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
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]
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 2025); [13] by 2006 it was £250,000 (£456,900 in 2025 ...
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To top of clock tower 3= Normandie Tower: Residential 48 16 1966 3= Winchester Tower: Residential 48 16 1966 5 Pablo Fanque House: Residential 46.2 14 2018 Student accommodation 6= County Hall: Government 45 13 1968 Norfolk County Council: 6= Norfolk Tower: Office 45 11 1974 [1] 8 St Peter Mancroft: Religious 44.5 N/A 1455 Church of England 9