Partnership House

Partnership House
Partnership House, during the final stages of construction in 2008.
Former names	Northern Rock Tower, The Tower
General information
Type	Offices
Address	Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Coordinates	55°00′38″N 1°37′32″W / 55.0105°N 1.6256°W / 55.0105; -1.6256
Current tenants	Carillion Astrium Services AMEC Ubisoft Reflections
Construction started	2006
Completed	November 2008
Inaugurated	October 2009
Cost	£35 million
Client	Northern Rock
Owner	Newcastle City Council
Technical details
Floor count	10
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Red Box Architecture
Main contractor	Taylor Woodrow

Partnership House is a landmark tower office building in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It is located within the Regent Centre business park, and was originally built to act as the main entrance and landmark building within the headquarters complex of the Northern Rock bank, prior to its near-collapse and nationalisation. It lies in the West Gosforth council ward. The building is owned by the local council, Newcastle City Council, whereas the majority of the Regent Centre buildings are owned by the Fordgate Group.

The council bought the building, initially known as The Tower, for £22 million, and it is currently leased to a number of companies including Astrium Services, AMEC, Ubisoft Reflections and green support services company, Carillion Energy.

In the 1960s, a 10 storey tower building was constructed for the newly formed Northern Rock Building Society in Gosforth. This became the focal point of the Fordgate Group's Regent Centre complex in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Northern Rock Building Society was formed in 1965 as a result of the merger of Northern Counties Permanent Building Society (established in 1850) and Rock Building Society (established in 1865). Although not technically a part of Regent Centre, the Northern Rock buildings are adjacent to the complex.

During the 1990s, the expanding building society built two new buildings at its Northern Rock House site in Gosforth; the Kielder and Prudhoe buildings. By the late 1990s, along with many other building societies, the Northern Rock Building Society decided to demutualise, and become a bank. After becoming a bank Northern Rock began to grow quickly. This growth in business created the need for more buildings at its headquarters in Gosforth, so two sandstone and glass buildings were erected in the early 2000s.