BT Buildings

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Across
  1. 2. Tallest building in the city. This office is the undisputed Brutal big boy of the city’s buildings and peers down at all its puny neighbours unconcerned by the fact it resembles a colossal tombstone.
  2. 4. This building is somewhat old and outdated but at a very iconic location overall and has history with Marconi testing his inventions there.
  3. 5. Like something out of a 1960s’ sci-fi movie set in Eastern Europe, the city’s most indestructible looking building has dominated the central skyline for more than half a century.
  4. 7. An unusual tribute to William Shakespeare ... This odd cast aluminium public sculpture by Richard Kindersley is entitled The Seven Ages of Man. A 22' high column of seven sculpted heads is stacked, in totem pole fashion, on top of each other.
  5. 9. Absolutely brilliant day taking my kids to see Santa. Stunning views from the top and a chance to be on a revolving floor feels like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity I'm so glad I just got to be part of it.
  6. 11. It's huge, heroic in scale. It has one of the biggest foot plates of any central Manchester and Salford building, occupying an area bigger than House of Fraser/Kendals. Proper Gotham City that top Classical deck. It'd be great to sit on the roof there and plot against the inevitable return of that insufferable goody-two-shoes Batman.
  7. 12. BT was in talks to take space at Pall Mall ahead of its other shortlisted option of Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, but the deal has stalled following talks this week, and no timeframe has been set for when the company may revisit its plans.
Down
  1. 1. BBC drama Line of Duty now uses the sixth floor as the set for Anti-Corruption Unit 12's offices.
  2. 3. It was a “stone circle” of five coloured standing structures, irregular in shape, that looked like a mystical neo-pagan ritual ground in front of the entrance.
  3. 6. Canny place to work
  4. 8. Busy office with a good canteen /restaurant. Limited parking is the biggest problem with long queues leaving the office in the evening. The queues are generally an issue leaving the Aztec West estate.
  5. 10. Don’t try to drive off the site at 5pm on a weekday as you will queue in traffic for up to 45 mins to get out of the one road entrance/exit that is open and leads onto a very busy dual carriageway.