Kimpton Clocktower Hotel

Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Oxford Street façade with clock tower in 2017
Former namesThe Principal Manchester,
Le Méridien Palace Manchester,
Palace Hotel
Alternative namesRefuge Assurance Building
General information
TypeOriginally offices for Refuge Assurance; hotel since 1989
Architectural styleEclectic Baroque
LocationOxford Street, Manchester, M60 7HA, UK
Current tenantsKimpton
Construction started1891
Opened1895 (1895)
Renovated1912, 1932, 2016, 2020
ClientRefuge Assurance Company
OwnerInterContinental Hotels Group
Height
Height66 m (217 ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectsAlfred Waterhouse, Paul Waterhouse, Stanley Birkett
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameFormer Refuge Assurance Company Offices
Designated3 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.