List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Salford ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the City of Salford, England by height. The City of Salford, a local government district of Greater Manchester, has a population of 218,000. [cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=9666&More=Y |author=Office for National Statistics|title=Population estimates 2006 by district |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |date=2007-08-21 |accessdate=2007-12-21] At its core is Salford, a former factory town and inland port with a wealth of Victorian industrial heritage. Most of the city's tallest buildings are residential tower blocks constructed during the mid-20th century in the Brutalist architectural style. However, since the 1996 Manchester bombing, which initiated a redevelopment programme for Greater Manchester, the city has witnessed a boom in the construction of high rise apartments, particularly at Salford Quays, a former dockland.

Geographically, commercially, and culturally, Salford is dominated by its immediate neighbour the major City of Manchester, which lies across River Irwell. Although Salford followed a similar pattern of urbanisation to Manchester during the Industrial Revolution it did not evolve as a commercial centre in the same way.cite book|author=McNeil, R. & Nevell, M|title=A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Greater Manchester|publisher=Association for Industrial Archaeology|date=2000|isbn=0-9528930-3-7] In contrast to the vast majority of Manchester's tallest buildings, Salford's high-rises were constructed in the 1960s and 70s as part of a regeneration project to alleviate chronic social deprivation and urban decay. [cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1045|title=Salford|publisher=Skyscraperpage.com|date=|accessdate=2008-02-26] Thirty towers at Pendleton once made the highest density housing estate in Europe. [cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2001/feb/28/housingpolicy.keyworkerhousing|title=Tower blocks to make a comeback|date=2001-02-28|author=Cunningham, John|accessdate=2008-02-26|publisher="The Guardian"] Some of the early high-rise buildings have subsequently been demolished themselves, as they provided unsatisfactory accommodation for families and caused as many social problems as they were meant to alleviate. [citeweb|url=http://www.salford.gov.uk/living/planning/planning-policy/udp/udp-1995/udp-background.htm|publisher=Salford.gov.uk|title=Strategic Planning Background|author=Salford City Council|date=|accessdate=2008-02-26] Others have become accommodation for students at the University of Salford. A study by Professor Christopher Collier of the university suggested that Manchester's drizzly climate is largely due to the multitude of high-rise blocks in Salford.Cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/sep/13/rebeccaallison|title=Manchester rain blamed on Salford high-rise flats|accessdate=2008-02-23|publisher="The Guardian"|year=13-9-2002|author=Allison, Rebecca] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2255335.stm|title=Tower blocks 'make Manchester rainy'|author=|publisher="BBC News"|date=2002-09-13|accessdate=2008-02-26] Collier has proposed that they have a "dramatic influence on the region's weather patterns", and may contribute to the 8 °C (14 °F) temperature difference between Salford and its surrounding countryside.

The list includes the year of completion for completed buildings, the height in metres and feet, and the current usage of the building. Unlike other cities in the world, Salford's tallest structures are dispersed and not concentrated in a central business district. The tallest building in Salford is the city's North Tower, a high-rise tower block, which was completed in 1966. It is 25 storeys and convert|80|m|ft|0 high and consists of a Premier Inn hotel. The largest skyscraper proposed for the city was Canopus/Greengate Tower,cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=178|title=Canopus also known as Greengate Tower|publisher=Skyscrapernews.com|date=|accessdate=2008-02-26] a postmodern skyscraper projected to be completed in 2008, which would have stood at convert|206|m|ft|0. However, the project was cancelled, and a revised tower of convert|160|m|ft|0 has been approved to occupy the space. The oldest structure listed is the neo-gothic Salford Cathedral. It was completed in 1848 and was Salford's tallest building for 121 years.

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Tallest completed buildings

The tallest completed buildings above convert|50|m|ft|0, as of the beginning of 2008, in the City of Salford are listed below.Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/bdbsearch.php?council=Salford%20City%20Council&so=roofheight|title=Salford's tallest buildings|accessdate=2008-02-21|publisher=Skyscrapernews.com] Cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=102237|title=Salford's Tallest skyscrapers|accessdate=2008-02-21|publisher=Emporis] Buildings that have been demolished are not included.

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ee also

*List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom
*List of tallest buildings and structures in Manchester
*Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester

References

External links

* [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/bdbsearch.php?city=Salford Skyscrapernews.com Salford]