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Montpellier Drive, CHELTENHAM, GL50 1TA

The Eagle Tower at 175ft is the tallest building in Cheltenham and used to be the home of insurance company Eagle Star. Here it is viewed from the entrance off Montpellier Grove.

This lozenge-shaped monstrosity is officially Eagle Tower. It is more commonly known as The Coffin. One architectural guide calls the tower a ‘graceless bulk’, while wags say the best thing about working there is that you don’t have to look at it. Built in 1965 as the headquarters of Eagle Star Insurance, the building has recently been refurbished. Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

Cheltenham's tallest building was erected in 1968 to the designs of Stone, Toms & Partners. The plan is hexagonal. It is crowned by a pierced parapet - conceivably a concession to its surrounding Classical buildings, but probably not. It's original occupant, Eagle Star, has long gone and it now provides serviced office space for anyone who wants a good view of Cheltenham.

Cheltenham's tallest building is the 13-storey Eagle Tower, viewed across Bath Road near the corner of Montpellier Terrace. Built for Eagle Star Insurance, Eagle Tower opened in 1968.

Crossways Guest House in the foreground on the right of Bath Road. The tower is a classic 1960s, 16 storey tower block and the only one of any note in the regency city.

Eagle Tower is the tallest building in Cheltenham at 49.07m high.

Two unexpected buildings viewed from Montpellier Terrace in Cheltenham. The tall building in the background is the Eagle Tower, formerly occupied by Eagle Star and is the tallest building in the town.

The delightful villa, Eagle Lodge in Montpellier Drive was built circa 1825 with later alterations and additions. In recent years the building has been used as offices and as a restaurant and is now a hotel. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103867 Cheltenham is located at the foot of the Cotswold scarp with the small River Chelt flowing through the town. After the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 Cheltenham became a spa town and many Regency houses and other buildings were erected. The town is home to the renowned Cheltenham Festival, four days of horse jump racing culminating in the Gold Cup, held annually in March at the nearby racecourse.

One of Cheltenham's attractive three-bay villas, this one of c1840. Grade II listed. The view from the back has dramatically changed since it was built. In 1968, this materialised: Image Eagle Star had the house restored. It is possibly now a hotel.