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Fusion Tower

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Froomsgate House geograph.org.uk 166544
Froomsgate House geograph.org.uk 166544

Fusion Tower, formerly known as Froomsgate House, is a 63 m (207 ft) high student accommodation building in central Bristol, England, situated at the junction of Rupert Street with Lewin's Mead.

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Fusion Tower
Rupert Street, Bristol City Centre

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N 51.457 ° E -2.595 °
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Rupert Street

Rupert Street
BS1 2BF Bristol, City Centre
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