No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower, and colloquially the 50p Building, the Weddingcake or the Threepenny bit building, due to its resemblance to a number of threepence coins stacked on top of each other). It has 24 storeys and is 82 m high. 'NLA' stood for 'Noble Lowndes Annuities'. It was one of many new buildings constructed in the growing town of Croydon in the 1960s.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | GSMI-0077-0001 |
| Caption: | General view of the building. NLA Tower, Croydon, United Kingdom. Architect: Richard Seifert & Partners, 1970. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3346 x 5014 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 08/08/2019 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Grant Smith/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | NLA Tower |
| Headline: | NLA Tower, Croydon, United Kingdom. Architect: Richard Seifert & Partners, 1970. |
| City: | Croydon |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Architect: | Richard Seifert & Partners |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Corporate And Commercial |
| Building Type: | Skyscraper |
| Year of Completion: | 1970 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower, and colloquially the 50p Building, the Weddingcake or the Threepenny bit building, due to its resemblance to a number of threepence coins stacked on top of each other). It has 24 storeys and is 82 m high. 'NLA' stood for 'Noble Lowndes Annuities'. It was one of many new buildings constructed in the growing town of Croydon in the 1960s. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Skyscraper |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | General view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Grant Smith |
| Source File Name: | GSMI-0077-0001.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |