Millbank Tower, from the north

Millbank Tower from the south, taken from Vauxhall bridge. The London Eye is to the right.

Millbank Tower is a skyscraper in Central London at 21-24 Millbank, City of Westminster. The Tower stands 387 feet high (118 metres), constructed in 1963 by Ronald Ward and Partners for Vickers. It is a visible landmark in the London skyline, sitting beside the River Thames, half a mile upstream from the Palace of Westminster. Download high resolution version (960x1280, 118 KB)Millbank Tower - Millbank - Westminster - London - 240404 photo2. ... Download high resolution version (960x1280, 118 KB)Millbank Tower - Millbank - Westminster - London - 240404 photo2. ... Download high resolution version (540x869, 28 KB)Millbank Tower - Millbank - Westminster - London - England - 240404 Taken from south, on Vauxhall Bridge, facing north, by Tagishsimon 24th April 2004. ... Download high resolution version (540x869, 28 KB)Millbank Tower - Millbank - Westminster - London - England - 240404 Taken from south, on Vauxhall Bridge, facing north, by Tagishsimon 24th April 2004. ... Jump to: navigation, search Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough and a city in its own right, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... Vickers, founded as the Vickers Company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. ... Several places exist with the name Thames, and the word is also used as part of several brand and company names Most famous is the River Thames in England, on which the city of London stands Other Thames Rivers There is a Thames River in Canada There is a Thames... Jump to: navigation, search The Palace of Westminster, known also as the Houses of Parliament, is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) conduct their sittings. ...

The most famous resident in Millbank Tower's history was the Labour Party, although contrary to popular perception the Party never occupied any space in the tower itself. From 1995 the party rented two floors of the base at the south of the site for use as a general election campaign centre, including the ground floor which had a lecture theatre and meeting space which was used for press conferences. The party ran its 1997 General Election campaign from there; after the election, the party vacated its headquarters at John Smith House, Walworth Road SE17 to move to Millbank. This use led to the term 'Millbank' becoming an allusion to strict political control and a concentration on spin. However, the £1 million per annum rent forced the party to vacate the tower in 2002 for 16 Old Queen Street. Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Categories: Stub | Local government buildings in London ... Walworth Road is a road in the London Borough of Southwark, running from Elephant and Castle to Camberwell Road (which it becomes at Burgess Park). ... In public relations, spin is a usually pejorative term signifying a heavily biased portrayal in ones own favor of an event or situation that is designed to bring about the most positive result possible. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The United Nations also had offices in Millbank Tower, vacating in June 2003, also citing high rents. Another occupier was the Central Statistical Office (predecessor of the Office for National Statistics). Jump to: navigation, search The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The 2003 edition of the Pevsner architectural guide says that Millbank Tower is "one of the few London office towers to have won affection", and contrasts it with the "boxy structure" of the Shell Tower at Waterloo . Sir Nikolaus Pevsner (January 30, 1902 – August 18, 1983) was a German-born British historian of art and, especially, architecture. ... The Shell Tower is a skyscraper located at Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... The main entrance of Waterloo Station. ...

Millbank Tower base, from the south

Download high resolution version (1168x671, 118 KB)Millbank Tower base - Millbank - Westminster - London - England - 240404 Facing north; taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004. ... Download high resolution version (1168x671, 118 KB)Millbank Tower base - Millbank - Westminster - London - England - 240404 Facing north; taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004. ...

See also

• Tall buildings in London