Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester
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Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 30 Dec 2024
This grand building on Oxford Street was formerly the offices of the Refuge Assurance Company. It dates from 1891 when it was designed by Alfred Waterhouse but was significantly extended in 1910 and again in 1932. Refuge vacated it in 1987, moving to new purpose-built offices in Wilmslow, and the name has not survived, the company having since been absorbed into the Royal London Group. The building itself remained vacant for nearly a decade before being converted into a hotel opening as the Palace Hotel in 1996. After several changes of name and ownership, the Kimpton Clocktower name was adopted in 2020 as part of the InterContinental Hotels Group.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.475342
Longitude
-2.23786