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| The Robinson Building Redcliffe, Bristol.jpg One Redcliffe Street seen from Back Bridge Street, Castle Park |
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| Former names | Robinson Building |
| Alternative names | 1 Redcliffe Street |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Address | 1 Redcliffe Street |
| Town or city | Bristol |
| Country | UK |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 1961[1] |
| Completed | 1963 or 1964[1][2] |
| Height | 60 metres (200 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | reinforced concrete, clad in concrete panels |
| Floor count | 15[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | John E Collins Colin Beales[1] |
| Architecture firm | in house |
| Other designers | Climate control by GN Haden & Sons[1] |
1 Redcliffe 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.[1] 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).[3] 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.[1]