Portland Tower

Portland Tower

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name= Portland Tower


built= 1962
use= Office
location= Manchester, England
antenna_spire=
top_floor= 21
roof= 80 metres
floor_count= 21
floor_area=
elevator_count=
architect= Leach Rhodes Walker
skyscraperpage_id=151

Portland Tower, previously known as St. Andrew's House, is a brutalist high-rise in Manchester City Centre, England located on Portland Street, hence the building's name. The tower was one of the first of the high-rise buildings built in the 1960 and 1970s across the United Kingdom.

The tower is one of the tallest buildings in Manchester.

External links

* [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=151 Portland Tower, Manchester at www.skyscrapernews.com]
* [http://www.bruntwood.co.uk/portlandtower Portland Tower official Bruntwood site]


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