Southwark Towers was a high rise building at 32 London Bridge Street, designed by tp bennett architects, overlooking London Bridge station, in Southwark, London. It was 100 metres tall and had 25 floors[1] in three wings. Completed in 1976, it was demolished to make way for The Shard, which at 310 metres will be the tallest building in the United Kingdom and the European Union when completed in 2012.
The building was formerly occupied by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Despite a modern-looking and lavish reception area, the building and its decorations became outdated. Lifts in the building were slow and struggled to cope with traffic during peak hours. Nevertheless, some wings of the upper floors enjoyed spectacular views of Tower Bridge and the City. The building's tenants have now moved to a replacement building at 7, More London Riverside.
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Southwark Towers also referred to three residential towers in Philadelphia, USA, two of which were demolished on 23 January 2000.[2] The remaining tower is now called The Courtyard Apartments at Riverview.