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Arts Tower
Arts Tower in 2013
Map
Record height
Tallest in Sheffield from 1965 to 2010[I]
Preceded bySheffield Town Hall
Surpassed bySt Pauls Tower
General information
TypeUniversity
LocationUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°22′58″N 1°29′14″W / 53.382738°N 1.487289°W / 53.382738; -1.487289
Construction started1961
Completed1965
Opening1965
Renovated2009-11
OwnerUniversity of Sheffield
Height
Roof78 m (256 ft)
Top floor78 m (256 ft)
Technical details
Floor count20

The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in Sheffield, England, belonging to the University of Sheffield and which opened in 1965. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its period".[1] At 78 m (256 ft) tall, it is the second-tallest building in the city, after the 101 m (331 ft) St Paul's Tower on Arundel Gate, which was topped out in 2009.[2] Mitchell Construction a British civil engineering firm, built the Arts Tower.[3] Photographs from their topping out ceremony in October 1964 help to document a different era in UK working conditions.[4]

  1. ^ Belshaw, Tony (6 February 2008), "Multi-million pound revamp for city landmark", The Star, archived from the original on 7 February 2008
  2. ^ "World Architecture News". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "SHE F ELD". SHE F ELD. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Topping Out Ceremony". Picture Sheffield. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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