Description and History of Site:-
By Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, 1961-4. 620 ft high above street. Reinforced concrete shaft on pre-stressed concrete foundation raft on London clay. (See Proc. ICE 30 (Jan 1965) pp 33-78). Original microwave antennae have now been removed. The BT Tower was originally known as the Museum Radio Tower and subsequently the Post Office Tower and Telecom Tower. The rotating public observation platform and restaurant (at what supposedly was an officially secret structure!) were closed to the public after a small IRA bomb incident in 1971 although the structure was designed to survive a nuclear attack on London and did in fact survive the 1987 hurricane. Opened by the Prime Minister Harold Wilson, 8 October 1965 - Britain's tallest building at the time. Listed Grade II March 2003. Both the Guardian and the Times, 27 March 2003, give details.

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Key Words :- communications, telephone

Address :- Cleveland Mews, Camden, London, Greater London, W1
Grid Ref :- TQ 29215 81922
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.521444 , Long -0.138954
Local Authority :- Camden London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Middlesex
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1350342,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1965 -
Record Date :- 2 June 2018

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