New Broadcasting House, Broadcasting headquarters on Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom.
The six-floor concrete structure featured bronze-tinted solar-heat-rejecting glass panels and housed multiple broadcasting studios and offices across 30,400 square meters.
The BBC Architectural and Civil Engineering Department designed this regional headquarters, which operated from its completion in 1975 until the relocation to MediaCityUK in 2011.
The building contained studios for BBC Manchester, BBC North West, BBC Religion and Ethics department, and served as home to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
Located at Oxford Road in Chorlton-on-Medlock, the facility supported 800 staff members and included specific units like Radio Manchester on the upper ground floor.
The foundation system incorporated 214 bored piles to support the structure, while Studio A for television broadcasts stood separately behind the main office block.
Inception: July 1975
Floors above the ground: 6
GPS coordinates: 53.47312,-2.23925
Latest update: May 14, 2025 22:39
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