Derwent Tower, Brutalist high-rise building in Dunston, England
The concrete residential tower, designed by architect Owen Luder, features a rectangular shape rising 90 meters into the Gateshead skyline.
Built in 1972, the structure resulted from a modified plan that originally intended to construct three towers of 22 stories each.
The building received the nickname 'Dunston Rocket' from local residents and appeared in a Tudor Crisps television advertisement during the 1970s.
The tower contained two-bedroom apartments up to the tenth floor and one-bedroom units from floors eleven through twenty-nine.
The foundation work required specialized engineering solutions due to challenging ground conditions beneath the construction site.
Location: Dunston
Inception: 1972
Architects: Owen Luder
Architectural style: brutalism
GPS coordinates: 54.95210,-1.63944
Latest update: March 7, 2025 18:22
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