North Tower

North Tower is a high-rise residential building on Victoria Bridge Street in Salford, England. The building is 23 stories tall with a podium at the base, which gives it a total height of 80m, making it one of the tallest buildings in Salford. The building lies just over the border with the City of Manchester, less than 100m from Manchester Cathedral, and is within Manchester City Centre as defined by Manchester City Council. The top twelve floors contain 96 apartments, with the lower ten used as a Premier Inn hotel. HistoryThe building was designed and built by Leach, Rhodes & Walker for the Inland Revenue, and was completed in 1966. This was not LRW's only work for the Inland Revenue; they also constructed Aldine House in 1967, as well as Trinity Bridge House in 1998. The tower was built using the innovative technique of using a continuously climbing shutter to cast a central core; pre-fabricated cladding was then lifted into place using a tower crane. This technique led to rapid construction, avoided the need for scaffolding, and allowed the lower floors to be occupied while building continued higher up. The combination was very cost-effective, but was not flawless by any means. On a windy night the windows of the building blew off, ending up in Salford Bus Station.

North Tower is a high-rise residential building on Victoria Bridge Street in Salford, England. The building is 23 stories tall with a podium at the base, which gives it a total height of 80m, making it one of the tallest buildings in Salford. The building lies just over the border with the City of Manchester, less than 100m from Manchester Cathedral, and is within Manchester City Centre as defined by Manchester City Council. The top twelve floors contain 96 apartments, with the lower ten used as a Premier Inn hotel. HistoryThe building was designed and built by Leach, Rhodes & Walker for the Inland Revenue, and was completed in 1966. This was not LRW's only work for the Inland Revenue; they also constructed Aldine House in 1967, as well as Trinity Bridge House in 1998. The tower was built using the innovative technique of using a continuously climbing shutter to cast a central core; pre-fabricated cladding was then lifted into place using a tower crane. This technique led to rapid construction, avoided the need for scaffolding, and allowed the lower floors to be occupied while building continued higher up. The combination was very cost-effective, but was not flawless by any means. On a windy night the windows of the building blew off, ending up in Salford Bus Station.