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| St Johns Beacon Radio City Tower | |
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 St Johns Beacon, viewed from Lime Street in June 2021. | |
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| Alternative names | Radio City Tower St John's Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Type | Radio station |
| Location | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| Address | 1 Houghton Street Liverpool L1 1RL |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°24′23″N 2°58′55″W / 53.40639°N 2.98194°W |
| Construction started | 1966 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Renovated | 1999–2000 |
| Closed | 31 December 2024 |
| Cost | £5 million (refurbishment) |
| Owner | RivingtonHark AnaCap |
| Height | |
| Roof | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Lifts/elevators | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James A. Roberts Associates - Birmingham |
| Structural engineer | Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick |
| Other information | |
| Parking | St John's Shopping Centre |
| Website | |
| stjohnsbeacon | |
| References | |
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St Johns Beacon (also known as the Radio City Tower) is a radio and observation tower in Liverpool, England. Designed by James A. Roberts Associates, it was built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. The tower is 138 metres (453 ft) tall,[1] and is the second-tallest free-standing structure in Liverpool. It has a 10 m (33 ft) long antenna on the roof, making it the tallest structure in Liverpool when antennas are included.
As testament to the importance of its design, which was described by Historic England as "embodying the technological bravura and spirit of the space age", the building was listed at Grade II in November 2020.[2]
The building served as the base of the local commercial radio station Hits Radio Liverpool (formerly Radio City) alongside its sister station, Greatest Hits Radio, from 2000 to 2024.[3]
- ^ a b "St John's Beacon (Radio City Tower), non Civil Parish - 1471669 | Historic England".
- ^ "St John's Beacon given listed status". Place North West. 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Liverpool aerial zipline to be approved despite fears of 'Disneyisation' of historic city centre". The Independent. 25 June 2020.