Former names Robinson Building Status Complete Height 60 m Completed 1964 Structural system Reinforced concrete | Alternative names 1 Redcliff Street Address 1 Redcliff Street Country UK Floors 16 Construction started 1961 | |
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Similar St Thomas the Martyr - Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Queen Square - Bristol, Bristol Bridge, Seven Stars - Bristol | ||
One Redcliff Street, Bristol, England, formerly known as the Robinson Building, was built in 1964 as the headquarters of paper and packaging manufacturer E. S. & A. Robinson. Robinsons had occupied the site since 1846. At the time of construction it was the first high rise building in Bristol to "break an unofficial height limit" of 30.5 metres (100 ft). The Robinson building caused "controversy, both locally and nationally, and was seen by many as failing to respond to its environment, in particular its physical relationship to the adjacent Church of St Thomas". However, prominent architect Basil Spence described it as "a gift to the City". It was considered for the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in 2007, but the application was refused. Law firm TLT LLP occupies the 7th, 8th and 10th-13th floors of the building.
Map of One Redcliffe Street, 1 Redcliff St, Bristol BS1 6NP, UK
The names of the building and the street are often misspelt "Redcliffe", from confusion with the nearby Redcliffe district.
In 2016 an extra floor was added raising the roof height from 60 to 64 metres.