Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
| Kimpton Clocktower Hotel | |
|---|---|
Oxford Street façade with clock tower in 2017 | |
| Former names | The Principal Manchester, Le Méridien Palace Manchester, Palace Hotel |
| Alternative names | Refuge Assurance Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Originally offices for Refuge Assurance; hotel since 1989 |
| Architectural style | Eclectic Baroque |
| Location | Oxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA, UK |
| Current tenants | Kimpton |
| Construction started | 1891 |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Renovated | 1912, 1932, 2016, 2020 |
| Client | Refuge Assurance Company |
| Owner | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Height | |
| Height | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Alfred Waterhouse, Paul Waterhouse, Stanley Birkett |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Former Refuge Assurance Company Offices |
| Designated | 3 October 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1271429 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is a historic commercial building, now a hotel, at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street in Manchester, England. The Grade II* listed building was originally constructed in segments from 1891 to 1932 as the Refuge Assurance Building.