Landmark Manchester tower set for major overhaul

By Dave Rogers2020-02-14T06:00:00

CIS building was once country’s tallest

Plans to revamp a 1960s grade II-listed office block in the middle of Manchester by Ian Simpson’s practice SimpsonHuagh Architects have gone in for planning.

The CIS Tower, completed in 1962, was briefly the country’s tallest building before it was overtaken a year later by the Millbank Tower in London.

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