R Seifert & Partners designed the tower as the international headquarters of NatWest, with Pell Frischmann as structural engineer and John Mowlem as contractor. Construction began in 1971 and finished in 1980, and Queen Elizabeth II formally opened it on June 11, 1981.
The roof is 600 feet (183 m) high, with 47 levels above ground. A concrete core supports floors cantilevered in three leaves, matching the three chevrons of the NatWest logo, and 21 lifts serve it. The article names no style.
The 1993 Bishopsgate bombing severely damaged it, and it was fully reclad and refurbished for 75 million pounds. A fire broke out on the 45th floor in 1996, during repairs. NatWest sold it in 1998, and Nathan Kirsh bought it in 2011 for 282.5 million pounds. It holds offices, with restaurants on the 24th and 42nd floors.
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