The Blade, Reading

The Blade
The Blade, Abbey Square
View from the west
The Blade, Reading is located in Reading Central
The Blade, Reading
Location within Reading town centre
Alternative namesAbbey Mill House[1]
General information
StatusCompleted
Coordinates51°27′20.03″N 0°57′59.15″W / 51.4555639°N 0.9664306°W / 51.4555639; -0.9664306
Construction started2007[2]
Completed2009[2]
Cost£32 million[3]
Height
Antenna spire86 m (282 ft)
Roof59 m (194 ft)
Technical details
Floor count15 (14 above ground, 1 below)
Lifts/elevators5
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sheppard Robson
DeveloperPMB Holdings and Aviva Investors
References
[1]

The Blade, also known as Abbey Mill House, is a high-rise and the tallest building in Reading, Berkshire, England. Used for office space, it is 86 metres (282 ft) tall and is visible from many places in the town. The first tenant to occupy the building was Kaplan Financial, who moved to the building from the original Thames Tower.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "The Blade". Emporis. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b Skyscrapernews's building database, 23/11/09 version
  3. ^ BBC Berkshire, Places, The Blade, By Linda Serck, April 2009
  4. ^ getreading, "Blade a different class for finance firm" 2 February 2010, retrieved 23 July 2011
  5. ^ Paul Robins, getreading