New Century House is an office building with an attached conference hall, in the NOMA district of

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...

, England. New Century House is high and has 14 levels. There is office space, conference facilities, catering facilitates and a gym.

History

Co-operative Group

New Century House was designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait and constructed by John Laing & Son for the

Co-operative Insurance Society Co-op Insurance is the trading name of CIS General Insurance, a general insurance company, which is part of the Co-operative Group, based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Co-op Insurance Services, an insurance intermediary incorporated in 2017, is ...

in 1962. The attached New Century Hall has a capacity of 1,000 people. New Century House and Hall were listed in 1995 as Grade II as a good example of a high-quality post-war office building. It is considered one of the finest

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towers in the United Kingdom alongside the sister building

CIS Tower The CIS Tower is an office skyscraper on Miller Street in Manchester, England. Designed for the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) by architects Gordon Tait and G. S. Hay, the building was completed in 1962 and rises to 118 m (387 feet) in h ...

(1962, Grade II), the

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(Grade II*) and Euston Tower (1970) in London. It is described in its listing as "A design of discipline and consistency which forms part of a group with the Co-operative Insurance Society".

NOMA

In 2013

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employees migrated from New Century House to

One Angel Square One Angel Square is an office building in Manchester, England. Construction work began in 2010 and was completed in February 2013. The landmark building is the head office of the Co-operative Group. Standing 72.5 metres (237.8 feet) tall, the buil ...

. New Century House is now part of the NOMA redevelopment scheme. Office and kitchen space in New Century House is available to local small to medium-sized businesses. New Century Hall is now available as a venue.

References

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* {{coord, 53.48715, N, 2.2398, W, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Grade II listed buildings in Manchester Office buildings completed in 1962 International style architecture in England