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Beetham Tower (geograph 3197449)
Beetham Tower can refer to these high-rise buildings in the UK, owned by the Beetham Organization: * 10 Holloway Circus, also known as Beetham Tower, Birmingham * Beetham Tower, Liverpool * Beetham Tower, London One Blackfriars is a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London. It is informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape. Also nicknamed 'The Beer Gut' by Donald Dishington. The development is made up of a 5 ... * Beetham Tower, Manchester, also known as the Hilton Tower * West Tower also known as Beetham Tower West, Liverpool {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetham Organization
The Beetham Organisation is a privately owned property development and investment company based in Liverpool, UK. It was founded by Hugh Frost as Oastdren Investments in 1985. Its primary focus is city-centre real estate, specialising in hotel, residential and office projects. , Hugh Frost owned 67%, his sons Stephen Beetham (born Stephen Frost) owned 27% and Simon Frost held the remaining 6% of the company. Stephen changed his name from Frost to Beetham after the sect into which he had been born, the Plymouth Brethren. Beetham is an ancestral family name; the name of the business was changed soon afterwards. Portfolio Their portfolio includes; * Beetham Tower, Liverpool * 10 Holloway Circus also known as Beetham Tower, Birmingham * Beetham Tower, Manchester, also known as the Hilton Tower * West Tower also known as Beetham Tower West, Liverpool * Beetham Tower, Brighton * One Blackfriars, London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Holloway Circus
10 Holloway Circus (also referred to as the Holloway Circus Tower or Beetham Tower) is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Birmingham city centre, England. It was originally named after the developers, Beetham Organisation, and was designed by Ian Simpson and built by Laing O'Rourke. The entire development covers an area of . It is the second tallest building in Birmingham and the 74th tallest building in the United Kingdom. Features It has 39 floors, and is the third tallest structure in the city after the British Telecom Tower and the 433 ft (132 m) The Mercian. The front façade of the building is floor-to-ceiling glass decorated in "tiger stripes" which are used to enhance the vertical impact. As the apartments were being furbished, an aqua coloured camouflage was also added to these windows with some of the tiger stripes being removed. Coloured lights can be seen underneath the overhang at night. The lower 19-floors are a Radisson Blu hotel, which opened to guests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetham Tower, Liverpool
Beetham Tower, Liverpool, is a residential apartment building in the British city of Liverpool. Its close neighbour and the tallest building in Liverpool, the West Tower, was also developed by the Beetham Organization. It is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was built by Carillion and was completed in early 2004. It is 90 metres (295 ft) tall and has 29 floors. The tower abuts the Radisson Blu Hotel, Liverpool. It lies alongside the River Mersey and the upper floors offer views of the Welsh mountains. See also Three other UK towers share the same name: * Beetham Tower, Birmingham * Beetham Tower, Manchester Beetham Tower (also known as the Hilton Tower) is a 47-storey mixed use skyscraper in Manchester, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after its developers, the Beetham Organisation, and was designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners. The develop ... * Beetham Tower, London References External links * Beetham Organization homepage(requires f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetham Tower, London
One Blackfriars is a mixed-use development at No. 1 Blackfriars Road in Bankside, London. It is informally known as The Vase or The Boomerang due to its shape. Also nicknamed 'The Beer Gut' by Donald Dishington. The development is made up of a 50-storey tower of a maximum height of 170 m and two smaller buildings of six and four storeys respectively. Uses include residential flats, a hotel and retail. In addition, a new public space will be created. The site was formerly occupied by the headquarters of Sainsbury's supermarket. Original planning and design Initially promoted by the Beetham Organisation, the tower was originally proposed at , with 68 storeys, but was eventually scaled down after concerns about its impact on the rest of London. A revised planning application for a , 49-storey tower was submitted on 30 October 2006. Although 57 m shorter than before, this would still make it one of the tallest buildings in the city, similar in height to the Gherkin and Tower 42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetham Tower, Manchester
Beetham Tower (also known as the Hilton Tower) is a 47-storey mixed use skyscraper in Manchester, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after its developers, the Beetham Organisation, and was designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners. The development occupies a sliver of land at the top of Deansgate, hence its elongated plan, and was proposed in July 2003, with construction beginning a year later. At a height of , it was described by the ''Financial Times'' as "the UK's first proper skyscraper outside London". From 2006 to 2018, the skyscraper was the tallest building in Manchester and outside London in the United Kingdom. In November 2018, it was surpassed by the South Tower at Deansgate Square, which is tall. As a result of the elongated floor plan, the structure is one of the thinnest skyscrapers in the world with a height to width ratio of 10:1 on the east–west façade, but is noticeably wider on the north–south façade. A four-metre cantilever marks the transition bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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