{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/615c01111127f50013fd4327/6ad8e5ec3ad7f6855113aeb7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The inside storey of the CIS tower","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/615c01111127f50013fd4327/1792597580364-fc055baa-3ca5-4ae6-9d1f-4b01154a009e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hello and welcome back to Run of The Mill! This week, Jack is joined by new staff writer Alec Herron to discuss his latest piece about the history of the iconic CIS Tower, Manchester&#39;s first skyscraper. For the story Alec spoke to the former staff members of Co-operative Insurance, which inhabited the building for decades. They described a kind of vertical village, with a free canteen in the basement, a disco room, bowling alleys, saunas, a plush executive lounge, high-end restaurant and observation deck. Kind of utopian, also kind of <em>Severance. </em>Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;d like to sponsor Run of The Mill, email grace@millmediaco.uk.</p>","author_name":"The Mill"}