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The Pinnacle (The Helter-Skelter)

Sector: Commercial • Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Source: Londonist

Project
Cancelled

A curly-whirly tower that would have been the tallest in the City of London with the highest viewing gallery and a distinctive purple spiral. Planning permission was granted and construction reached the seventh floor before the project stalled and was eventually demolished.

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Londonist

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The project “The Pinnacle (The Helter-Skelter)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in London, England, United Kingdom. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Londonist.

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2026-07-22

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A curly-whirly tower that would have been the tallest in the City of London with the highest viewing gallery and a distinctive purple spiral. Planning permission was granted and construction reached the seventh floor before the project stalled and was eventually demolished.

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Location

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

State

England

City

London

Source

Source

Londonist

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Sector

Commercial

Article published date

2025-09-16

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