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+ | '''Charlecote Tower''' was a 57 metre tall [[tower block]] on Cregoe Street on the [[Lee Bank]] estate on the outskirts of [[Birmingham]] city centre. Plans for the block were approved in 1963 along with [[Chatsworth Tower]] and it was completed in late 1965 by [[Wimpey]]. It had 20 floors making it the first tower block of 20 storeys or above to be built in the city and contained 116 flats. |
It was demolished in the 2000 along with [[Longleat Tower]] for the redevelopment of the site by [[Optima Homes]]. |
It was demolished in the 2000 along with [[Longleat Tower]] for the redevelopment of the site by [[Optima Homes]]. |
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Revision as of 22:20, 6 April 2012
Charlecote Tower was a 57 metre tall tower block on Cregoe Street on the Lee Bank estate on the outskirts of Birmingham city centre. Plans for the block were approved in 1963 along with Chatsworth Tower and it was completed in late 1965 by Wimpey. It had 20 floors making it the first tower block of 20 storeys or above to be built in the city and contained 116 flats.
It was demolished in the 2000 along with Longleat Tower for the redevelopment of the site by Optima Homes.