Great Northern Tower

High-rise building in Manchester, England

Great Northern Tower

Great Northern Tower, Manchester

General information
Status| Completed
Type| High-rise
Architectural style| Post modern
Location| Watson Street, Manchester, England
Coordinates| 53°28′39″N 2°14′53″W﻿ / ﻿53.4776°N 2.2480°W﻿ / 53.4776; -2.2480
Construction started| 2004
Completed| 2007
Height| 72 m (236 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 25
Floor area| 25,700 m2 (277,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Assael Architecture[1]
Developer| George Wimpey City (now Taylor Wimpey)
Main contractor| Carillion
Other information
Number of units| 257

The Great Northern Tower is a 72-metre (236 ft) sloped high-rise apartment building located on Watson Street in Manchester city centre, England. It is adjacent to its namesake, the Grade II listed Great Northern Warehouse. The building was proposed in 2001 and construction began in 2004 with completion in 2007. The total cost of the development was £32,800,000 and comprises 257 apartments. It was designed by Assael Architecture[2] and built by Carillion.[3]

The sloped style of the building was designed to complement the curved roof of the neighbouring Manchester Central Convention Complex, and create a distinctive silhouette to the Manchester skyline. Clad in glass, metal, and grey tiles, the tower slopes in profile from 10 to 25 storeys, and has two levels in the basement.[4]

## Amenities

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The building is located centrally in regards to the main tram and railway stations in Manchester, with the Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop/Deansgate railway station, St Peter's Square tram stop and Manchester Oxford Road railway station each within a few minutes walk. It is also adjacent to Deansgate and the Manchester Central Convention Complex (commonly known as Manchester Central or GMEX).

## Occupancy

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The building's ground floor units have hosted numerous businesses over the years, including the One Watson Street, Taps and Epernay champagne bars, the Zaika and Kolkata restaurants, and more recently the Kieley's Irish Bar.

## Gallery

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* Aerial view at sunset

* Viewed from Manchester centre

* Great Northern Square

* Viewed from behind

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Northern Tower.

* Greater Manchester portal

* List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester

## References

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1. ^ "Great Northern Tower". Assael. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. ^ "The Great Northern Tower". Manchester History. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. ^ "Carillion is favourite to slip into the Slot". Construction News. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. ^ "Great Northern Tower". Skyscraper News. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

## External links

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* A Manchester View entry
* Emporis entry[usurped]
* Assael entry

Media related to Great Northern Tower at Wikimedia Commons

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Buildings and structures in Manchester, England

Skyscrapers (over 100 metres)|

* Deansgate Square South Tower (201m)
* Beetham Tower (169m)
* Deansgate Square East Tower (158m)
* The Blade (154m)
* Three60 (154m)
* Elizabeth Tower (153m)
* Deansgate Square West Tower (141m)
* Square Gardens (139m)
* Viadux (139m)
* Deansgate Square North Tower (122m)
* Crown View (119m)
* CIS Tower (118m)
* Affinity Living Circle Square (116m)
* Union Tower 1 (112m)
* Oxygen Towers (110m)
* Angel Gardens (108m)
* City Tower (107m)
* Bridgewater Heights (106m)
* One Port Street (100m)

High-rises (over 50 metres)|

* Union Tower 2 (98m)
* Artisan Heights (95m)
* Axis Tower (93m)
* 1 Spinningfields (92m)
* River Street Tower (92m)
* Arndale House (90m)
* New Victoria Tower 1 (89m)
* Manchester Town Hall Clock Tower (87m)
* Cambridge Street Block A (83m)
* One Regent (82m)
* Civil Justice Centre (81m)
* Manchester One (80m)
* The Castings (78m)
* 1 Circle Square (76m)
* 3 Hardman Street (75m)
* Great Northern Tower (72m)
* One Angel Square (72m)
* 3 St Peter's Square (72m)
* The Gate, Angel Meadow (68m)
* The Light House (67m)
* Victoria Residence (67m)
* The Principal Manchester (66m)
* Victoria Mill (65m)
* Albert Bridge House (64m)
* 111 Piccadilly (64m)
* Islington Wharf (64m)
* The Slate Yard Flint Building (64m)
* Skyline Central (63m)
* The Peninsula (63m)
* Cambridge Street Block B (63m)
* No. 1 Deansgate (62m)
* Owens Park Tower (61m)
* Brooklyn Hotel (61m)
* One Castle Wharf (61m)
* Manchester Business School Hotel (60m)
* St James's Buildings (60m)
* 2 Leftbank Apartments (60m)
* 3 Leftbank Apartments (60m)
* 3 Piccadilly Place (60m)
* Chancery Place (60m)
* The Lume (60m)
* Affinity Living Circle Square Tower 2 (60m)
* One St Peter's Square (59m)
* Two St Peter's Square (59m)
* Landmark, St. Peter's Square (59m)
* 2 Circle Square (59m)
* Hotel and MSCP, Circle Square (59m)
* Lowry House (58m)
* Minshull Street Courts (57m)
* UNITE Tower (57m)
* Cornbrook Works Tower 1 (57m)
* Ramada Renaissance Hotel (56m)
* Parkway Gate Block 1 (56m)
* Royal Exchange Theatre (55m)
* 1 New York Street (55m)
* St James's House (55m)
* Bank Chambers (55m)
* Vita Circle Square Tower 1 (54m)
* Kampus Tower 1 (54m)
* Kampus Tower 2 (54m)
* Affinity Living Circle Square Tower 3 (54m)
* No. 1 Marsden Street (53m)
* The Stile, Angel Meadow (53m)
* 82 King Street (52m)
* Oxygen Tower 2 (52m)
* Vox Tower 1 (51m)
* Kampus Tower 3 (51m)
* New Century House (50m)
* Hexagon Tower (50m)
* Parkway Gate Block 2 (50m)

Notable low-rises
(city centre or Grade II* listed)|

* 1 The Avenue
* 1–3 York Street
* 25 St Ann Street
* 38 and 42 Mosley Street
* 46–48 Brown Street
* 50 Newton Street
* 53 King Street
* 84 Plymouth Grove
* 100 King Street
* Afflecks
* Alan Turing Building
* Albert Hall
* Ancoats Hospital
* Arkwright House
* Athenaeum
* Baguley Hall
* Bank Chambers
* Barlow Hall
* Barton Arcade
* Central Library
* Chetham's Library
* Chips
* Clayton Hall
* Corn Exchange
* County Court
* Daily Express
* Dalton-Ellis Hall
* Didsbury Campus
* Estate Exchange
* Former Bank of England
* Free Trade Hall
* Gateway House
* Old Granada Studios
* The Green Building
* Grove House
* The Haçienda
* Hanover Building
* Heaton Hall
* Holyoake House
* Hough End Hall
* Hulme Hall
* Hulme Hippodrome
* Institute of Biotechnology
* John Rylands Library
* John Rylands University Library
* Kendals
* Lawrence Buildings
* Law Library
* Lincoln House
* London Road Fire Station
* Manchester Art Gallery
* Manchester Museum
* Mechanics' Institute
* Memorial Hall
* Midland Hotel
* Minshull Street Crown Courts
* Science and Industry Museum
* National Graphene Institute
* Nicholls Building
* Odeon Cinema
* Old Wellington Inn
* One Piccadilly Gardens
* Pankhurst Centre
* People's History Museum
* Police Museum
* Portico Library
* Playhouse Theatre
* Redfern Building
* Reform Club
* Rose Hill
* Royal Eye Hospital
* Rylands Building
* Sackville Street Building
* Sharston Hall
* Ship Canal House
* Slade Hall
* Smithfield Market Hall
* St Anselm Hall
* Saint Mary's Hospital
* St Michael's
* Strangeways
* Sunlight House
* Theatre Royal
* Toast Rack
* The Towers
* Transport Museum
* Urbis
* Uttley House
* Victoria Baths
* Whitworth Art Gallery
* Whitworth Building
* Wythenshawe Bus Garage
* Wythenshawe Hall

Mills and warehouses|

* 107 Piccadilly
* 1830 warehouse, Liverpool Road railway station
* Albion Mill
* Asia House
* Beehive Mill
* Bridgewater House
* Brownsfield Mill
* Brunswick Mill
* Canada House
* Chorlton New Mills
* Churchgate House
* Dale Street Warehouse
* Havelock Mills
* India House
* Jackson's Warehouse
* Lancaster House
* McConnel & Kennedy Mills
* Murrays' Mills
* Old Mill
* Piccadilly Mill
* Royal Mill
* Shudehill Mill
* Watts Warehouse

Religious
(Grade I or II* listed)|

* British Muslim Heritage Centre
* Brookfield Church
* Castlefield Chapel
* Christ Church
* Cross Street Chapel
* Holy Name of Jesus
* Edgar Wood Centre
* Gorton Monastery
* Holy Trinity Platt Church
* The Hidden Gem (Church of St Mary)
* Jewish Museum
* Manchester Cathedral
* Manchester Reform Synagogue
* St Ann's
* St Chrysostom's Church
* Church of St Cross
* St George
* St James
* St John
* St Mary (Hulme)
* Church of St Michael
* St Nicholas
* St Peter
* Upper Brook Street Chapel
* St Wilfrid

Transportation|

* Manchester Airport
* Airport station
* Deansgate station
* Piccadilly station
* Victoria station
* Oxford Road station
* Piccadilly bus station
* Shudehill Interchange

Entertainment|

* O2 Apollo
* Arndale Centre
* Bridgewater Hall
* Castlefield Bowl
* Central
* Co-op Live
* Contact Theatre
* Cornerhouse
* The Factory
* Great Northern Warehouse
* HOME
* Palace Theatre
* Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre
* Opera House
* The Printworks
* Manchester Arena
* Manchester Academy
* O2 Ritz
* Royal Exchange Theatre
* Victoria Warehouse

Sports venues|

* Aquatics Centre
* Belle Vue Stadium
* Broadhurst Park
* National Cycling Centre (BMX Arena, Velodrome)
* Etihad Campus
* City of Manchester Stadium
* Manchester City Academy Stadium
* Manchester Regional Arena
* National Speedway Stadium
* National Squash Centre

Memorials and sculptures|

* Alan Turing Memorial
* Albert Memorial
* B of the Bang
* The Glade of Light
* Cenotaph
* Rise up, Women (Emmeline Pankhurst statue)
* Peacock Mausoleum
* Victory Over Blindness

Bridges|

* Albert Bridge
* Blackfriars Bridge
* Corporation Street Bridge
* Hulme Arch Bridge
* Irwell Railway bridge
* Palatine Bridge
* Store Street Aqueduct
* Trinity Bridge
* Victoria Bridge

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