165:
245:
63:
22:
498:. Although not the tallest buildings in Sheffield, their location atop a hill makes their rooftops the highest manmade location in the city. By virtue of its rooftop radio antenna, Queen Anne Court is the
536:
The towers' location atop a hill has resulted in them being visible from across the city and beyond for many miles around, becoming iconic for the area. The northern tower was renamed from
Leighton to
544:. The towers are both 38 metres tall to the rooftop, although Queen Anne Court has a radio mast on the roof which raises its total height to around 55 metres. Both towers are constructed from
560:
of this period. However, both towers were refurbished in 1998 to receive their current white cladding, with a green stripe on Queen
Elizabeth Court and a blue stripe on Queen Anne Court.
677:
672:
525:. However, Raeburn was demolished in the year 1996 after being declared unsafe due to its construction atop an undiscovered fault, leading to the current
311:
667:
462:
615:
499:
80:
35:
529:
nickname. After sitting empty for many years, the area of
Raeburn Place around the location of the former third tower was redeveloped into
217:
199:
146:
49:
540:
upon refurbishment, and is situated on the left of the image in this article; while the southern tower was renamed from
Morland to
127:
184:
Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed.
99:
509:
The towers were built in 1959; at the time of construction, there were three towers at this location, receiving the nickname of
588:
84:
106:
304:
580:
113:
178:
584:
95:
41:
173:
73:
575:. Additionally, Herdings Park bus terminus on Raeburn Road, a short distance from the towers, is served by
600:
557:
483:
382:
164:
249:
The twin towers in May 2020. Mid-2010s low-rise housing on the right is where the third tower once stood.
576:
572:
682:
605:
568:
564:
503:
120:
639:
392:
297:
293:
567:
network at nearby
Herdings Park tram stop, the southern terminus of this line towards
661:
530:
285:
244:
610:
62:
635:
502:
in
Sheffield; it was the second-tallest upon completion in 1959, behind only
326:
313:
553:
491:
289:
549:
487:
495:
583:
on the opposite side of the city, as well as school services 718 to
545:
636:"Demolition of the 13 Storey Tower Block at Herdings, Sheffield"
158:
56:
15:
563:
The towers can be accessed from the Purple Route of the
458:
453:
442:
431:
426:
415:
403:
398:
388:
378:
366:
358:
350:
342:
303:
279:
271:
263:
258:
237:
87:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
8:
50:Learn how and when to remove these messages
234:
513:. The three towers were officially named
232:Residential in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
218:Learn how and when to remove this message
200:Learn how and when to remove this message
147:Learn how and when to remove this message
678:Residential buildings completed in 1959
627:
616:List of tallest buildings in Sheffield
673:Buildings and structures in Sheffield
642:from the original on 15 December 2021
7:
85:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
31:This article has multiple issues.
486:located on Raeburn Place in the
243:
163:
61:
20:
589:Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
490:residential suburb of southern
365:
349:
72:needs additional citations for
39:or discuss these issues on the
668:1959 establishments in England
1:
699:
585:Newfield Secondary School
558:tower blocks in Sheffield
254:
242:
419:38 m (125 ft)
454:Design and construction
410:(Queen Anne Court only)
407:55 m (180 ft)
172:Some of this article's
601:Brutalism in Sheffield
533:housing in 2013–2015.
500:tenth-tallest building
383:Sheffield City Council
96:"Herdings Twin Towers"
579:bus route 1A towards
577:First South Yorkshire
538:Queen Elizabeth Court
480:Queen Elizabeth Court
474:(officially known as
606:Park Hill, Sheffield
472:Herdings Twin Towers
343:Construction started
238:Herdings Twin Towers
81:improve this article
569:Sheffield Cathedral
565:Sheffield Supertram
504:Sheffield Town Hall
323: /
259:General information
552:originally in the
373:(third tower only)
327:53.3435°N 1.4390°W
556:style typical of
511:the Three Sisters
468:
467:
449:
438:
427:Technical details
422:
411:
393:Places for People
374:
228:
227:
220:
210:
209:
202:
157:
156:
149:
131:
54:
690:
652:
651:
649:
647:
632:
542:Queen Anne Court
476:Queen Anne Court
447:
436:
420:
409:
372:
338:
337:
335:
334:
333:
332:53.3435; -1.4390
328:
324:
321:
320:
319:
316:
247:
235:
223:
216:
205:
198:
194:
191:
185:
167:
159:
152:
145:
141:
138:
132:
130:
89:
65:
57:
46:
24:
23:
16:
698:
697:
693:
692:
691:
689:
688:
687:
658:
657:
656:
655:
645:
643:
634:
633:
629:
624:
597:
459:Main contractor
443:Lifts/elevators
408:
371:
370:13 October 1996
331:
329:
325:
322:
317:
314:
312:
310:
309:
296:
294:South Yorkshire
292:
288:
284:
250:
233:
224:
213:
212:
211:
206:
195:
189:
186:
183:
168:
153:
142:
136:
133:
90:
88:
78:
66:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
696:
694:
686:
685:
680:
675:
670:
660:
659:
654:
653:
626:
625:
623:
620:
619:
618:
613:
608:
603:
596:
593:
466:
465:
460:
456:
455:
451:
450:
444:
440:
439:
433:
429:
428:
424:
423:
417:
413:
412:
405:
401:
400:
396:
395:
390:
386:
385:
380:
376:
375:
368:
364:
363:
360:
356:
355:
352:
348:
347:
344:
340:
339:
307:
301:
300:
281:
277:
276:
273:
269:
268:
265:
261:
260:
256:
255:
252:
251:
248:
240:
239:
231:
226:
225:
208:
207:
174:listed sources
171:
169:
162:
155:
154:
69:
67:
60:
55:
29:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
695:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
665:
663:
641:
637:
631:
628:
621:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
594:
592:
590:
586:
582:
578:
574:
570:
566:
561:
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
534:
532:
531:semi-detached
528:
524:
520:
516:
512:
507:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
464:
461:
457:
452:
445:
441:
434:
430:
425:
421:(both towers)
418:
414:
406:
404:Antenna spire
402:
397:
394:
391:
387:
384:
381:
377:
369:
361:
357:
353:
345:
341:
336:
308:
306:
302:
299:
295:
291:
287:
286:Herdings Park
283:Raeburn Place
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
257:
253:
246:
241:
236:
230:
222:
219:
204:
201:
193:
181:
180:
175:
170:
166:
161:
160:
151:
148:
140:
129:
126:
122:
119:
115:
112:
108:
105:
101:
98: –
97:
93:
92:Find sources:
86:
82:
76:
75:
70:This article
68:
64:
59:
58:
53:
51:
44:
43:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
644:. Retrieved
630:
611:Regent Court
562:
541:
537:
535:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
508:
479:
475:
471:
469:
463:Tersons Ltd.
229:
214:
196:
190:January 2016
187:
176:
143:
137:January 2016
134:
124:
117:
110:
103:
91:
79:Please help
74:verification
71:
47:
40:
34:
33:Please help
30:
683:Twin towers
638:. YouTube.
587:and PS1 to
573:city centre
527:Twin Towers
484:twin towers
448:(per tower)
437:(per tower)
432:Floor count
330: /
305:Coordinates
275:Residential
177:may not be
662:Categories
622:References
581:Chapeltown
389:Management
367:Demolished
315:53°20′37″N
107:newspapers
36:improve it
646:1 January
554:brutalist
492:Sheffield
359:Renovated
351:Completed
318:1°26′20″W
290:Sheffield
267:Completed
42:talk page
640:Archived
595:See also
550:concrete
515:Leighton
488:Herdings
280:Location
179:reliable
571:in the
523:Raeburn
519:Morland
496:England
298:S14 1SG
121:scholar
482:) are
399:Height
264:Status
123:
116:
109:
102:
94:
546:brick
379:Owner
128:JSTOR
114:books
648:2016
548:and
521:and
478:and
470:The
416:Roof
362:1998
354:1959
346:1958
272:Type
100:news
435:13
83:by
664::
591:.
517:,
506:.
494:,
446:1
45:.
650:.
221:)
215:(
203:)
197:(
192:)
188:(
182:.
150:)
144:(
139:)
135:(
125:·
118:·
111:·
104:·
77:.
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
