West Point (building)
Appearance
West Point | |
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Former names | Royal Mail House |
Alternative names | Royal Mail House |
General information | |
Type | Tower block |
Address | 29 Wellington St. |
Town or city | Leeds |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 53°47′46″N 1°33′13″W / 53.79598°N 1.553707°W |
Inaugurated | 1975 |
Renovated | 2005 |
Demolished | 200? |
Height | 65 metres (213 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 17 |
West Point, formerly known as Royal Mail House, is a 65 metres (213 ft) tall 17-floor tower block located at number 29 of Wellington Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was constructed in 1975 and renovated in 2005 as a huge redevelopment of the old Royal Mail building site, following their move to a new south Leeds purpose built sorting centre. The old building was mostly demolished[when?] and what remained was stripped to the bare skeleton and rebuilt, with additional wings added from scratch to the central block.