Colston Tower
Colston Tower is a high-rise building located on Colston Avenue, in the centre of Bristol, England. The building was designed in 1961, but not completed until 1973. It rises 63 metres (207 ft) and has 15 floors of offices. The building is named after the Bristol-born slave trader, philanthropist and Member of Parliament Edward Colston.
| Colston Tower | |
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.jpg) Colston Tower in 2010, prior to the removal of the lettering | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Offices |
| Location | Bristol, England |
| Coordinates | 51.455°N 2.598°W |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Moxley Jenner & Partners [1] |
A clock was added to the building around 1996.[2]
On 11 June 2020, the "Colston Tower" lettering was removed from the tower in response to the ongoing George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom. Four days earlier, the nearby statue of Edward Colston had been pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbour.[3]
References
- http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/TALL-ORDER-PICK-CITY-S-BEST-BUILDINGS/story-11279984-detail/story.html%5B%5D
- flickr photo info Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- "Edward Colston: Slave trader's name removed from Bristol tower". BBC News. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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