St Johns Beacon
St Johns Beacon is a Grade II listed communications and observation tower in Liverpool, England. Designed by James A. Roberts Associates, it was built in 1969 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II.Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: radio and observation tower in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
- Also known as: “Radio City Tower”, “Saint John’s Beacon”, and “St. John’s Beacon”
- Address: Houghton Street, Liverpool, L1 1RL
- Roof shape: pyramidal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liverpool Playhouse and St Johns Shopping Centre, Liverpool.
Liverpool Playhouse
Theater building
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Liverpool Playhouse is a theatre in Williamson Square in the city of Liverpool, England. It originated in 1866 as a music hall, and in 1911 developed into a repertory theatre.
St Johns Shopping Centre, Liverpool
Shopping center
Photo: Chatterbeat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Johns Shopping Centre is the largest covered shopping centre in the city of Liverpool, located in the heart of the city since 1969 and home to more than 100 retailers.
Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station complex located on Lime Street, in Liverpool city centre, Merseyside, England. Although publicly a single, unified station, it is operationally divided into two official railway stations: Liverpool Lime Street High… Liverpool Lime Street Railway Station is situated 1,100 feet northeast of St Johns Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Liverpool city centre and Pride Quarter.
Liverpool city centre
Quarter
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Liverpool city centre is the administrative, commercial, cultural, financial and historical centre of Liverpool and the Liverpool City Region, England.
Pride Quarter
Quarter
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The Pride Quarter, also known as the Stanley Street Quarter, Liverpool Gay Quarter or Village, is an area within Liverpool City Centre, England. It serves as the main focal point for Liverpool's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Knowledge Quarter
Quarter
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Knowledge Quarter is an innovation district covering 450 acres of the Liverpool city centre, incorporating the vicinity around London Road, Islington, the Fabric District, Paddington Village and part of Canning.
St Johns Beacon
- Categories: television tower and observation tower
- Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.40632° or 53° 24′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.98201° or 2° 58′ 55″ westHeight
361 feet (110 metres)Open location code
9C5VC249+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 204479301OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=pyramidalWikidata ID
Q2319549
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“St Johns Beacon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “城市廣播塔”
- Danish: “Radio City Tower”
- German: “St. John’s Beacon”
- Irish: “Radio City Tower”
- Italian: “Radio City Tower”
- Spanish: “Radio City Tower”
- Spanish: “St John’s Bacon”
- Spanish: “St. John’s Bacon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St John’s Market and Clayton Square Shopping Centre.
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