The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 32 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of hundreds of tower blocks. They are the tallest residential tower blocks in the city.
The tower blocks were the brainchild of the Chairmen of Birmingham's H...
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The Sentinels are two 90 metre tall residential tower blocks on Holloway Head in Birmingham, England. The two towers, called Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower, are both 32 storeys tall and were part of a major regeneration scheme following World War II which consisted of the construction of hundreds of tower blocks. They are the tallest residential tower blocks in the city.
The tower blocks were the brainchild of the Chairmen of Birmingham's House Building and Housing Management Committees returning from a visit to Chicago to witness the opening of the Marina City development which consists of two 61-storey towers. The councillors decided that Birmingham needed a development similar to this and in 1965, plans began to surface for the construction of twin towers at Holloway Head to overlook the new ring road.
After discussions over height, it was decided that the tower blocks should be 32 stories tall, one story taller than the Red Road tower blocks in Glasgow, Scotland. It was...
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