St John's Precinct was opened on 6 April 1970, so the tower must have been complete then, because it was the chimney for the original heating system
The official opening of the Tower in June 1971 by the Queen was because she opened the Wallasey Tunnel at the same time.
In 1967 I lived in Southport and got the train to Exchange, and there was enough of the tower to guide me to the pubs I liked in and around Queen Square and Lime Street, before I got my bearings.
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