Stockport Pyramid
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stockport Pyramid by Gerald England as part of the Geograph project.
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Stockport Pyramid
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 6 Apr 2011
The "Stockport Pyramid" was designed in 1987 by Manchester architects: Michael Hyde and Associates. The building is steel framed with mostly blue glass panelling and some clear glass panelling at the apex. It was intended to be the signature building for a much bigger commercial development to be called "The Valley of the Kings". Construction began in the early 1990s with completion in 1992. However, the developers went into administration and the building lay empty for several years. In 1995 the Co-operative Bank (who funded the developers) repossessed it and opened it as a call centre for the bank. The building has since given its name to the nearby junction of the M60 motorway and the area is now commonly known as Kings Reach.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.407677
Longitude
-2.174905