Otterspool Tower

Otterspool Tower
Artist's impression as shown in the Liverpool Echo in February 1998.[1]
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General information
StatusNever built
TypeMixed-use
LocationLiverpool, United Kingdom
AddressFestival Gardens
Riverside Drive
Liverpool
L17 7EG
Coordinates53°22′25″N 2°57′30″W / 53.3736968°N 2.9582352°W / 53.3736968; -2.9582352
Cost£750,000,000 (partial)
Height305 m (1,000 ft)
Technical details
Floor count79
Floor area400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmRuddle Wilkinson
DeveloperWiggins Group

Otterspool Tower is a name commonly given to a supertall skyscraper that was proposed in Liverpool, United Kingdom.[2][3] Developers, Wiggins Group, first touted the idea in 1995 before moving forward with the proposal in 1998. Also dubbed the "Scousescraper", the building was set to be 305 m (1,000 ft) high and would have become the tallest building in Europe at the time. It was never built.

Part of a £750 million regeneration vision of the former Festival Gardens site, the "grandiose" tower was planned to be predominantly leisure based, including such features as a 2,500 bed five-star hotel, a theme park and a giant waterfall.[1]

However, following negative reception, the plans were ultimately confirmed scrapped in late 1999; the developers subsequently claimed the proposal had only ever been made to "test the water",[4] rather than being a truly serious concept.

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  3. ^ (Bedford, William). Selling “Scousescraper” City: Geographical Networks of Power, Liverpool Waters and the Competitive City Project on Liverpool Waterfront. York University, Toronto. p. 10. 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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