The tower features prominently on the back cover of local band Deacon Blue’s debut album Raintown, on Oscar Marzaroli's atmospheric photo of the Kingston Bridge northern approach blasting through the city centre, with both Elmbank Gardens and the Mitchell Library both fully illuminated on either side of the busy motorway.
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The original tenant of the building was the YARD (Yarrow-Admiralty Research Department) - part of the local engineering company Yarrow Shipbuilders - who remained such until 1992 when Yarrows' takeover by GEC-Marconi (ultimately British Aerospace), which resulted in consolidation of its activities in the city.
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