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Post Office Tower (now BT Tower), Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London: the revolving restaurant with panoramic views over central London
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NOTES: Eric Bedford was the Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPBW) responsible for the design of the tower. The revolving restaurant was designed by Garnett Cloughley Blakemore & Associates.
Post Office Tower, (now BT Tower), 60 Cleveland Street, London, seen from Fitzroy Square
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NOTES: Eric Bedford was the Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPBW) responsible for the design of the tower.
Telecommunications tower, Montjuic, Barcelona
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NOTES: This steel tower was built in 1989-1992 for Telefonica to transmit television coverage of the 1992 Summer Olympics Games in Barcelona.
Post Office Tower (now BT Tower), 60 Cleveland Street, London: a waiting area
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NOTES: Eric Bedford was the Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPBW) responsible for the design of the tower.
Post Office Tower (now BT Tower), 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, seen from Clipstone Street
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NOTES: Eric Bedford was the Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPBW) responsible for the design of the tower.
Egeskov Castle, Kvaerndrup: a wall-mounted telephone
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NOTES: This residence, built by Frands Brockenhuus and completed in 1554, stands in the middle of a lake on a foundation of oak pilings. It underwent an extensive restoration by Helgo Zettervall, a Swedish architect, in the late 19th century.
Look-outs over the river and the seaside parade with awning, Seaside Section, with Shot Tower in the background, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
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NOTES: The Shot Tower, designed by David Riddal Roper, was built for Thomas Maltby & Company in 1826 and remained in use for the production of lead shot balls until 1949, after which it was incorporated into the scheme for the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank of the River Thames. In 1950 the top of the tower was removed and a steel-framed superstructure was added instead, providing a radio beacon for the duration of the Festival. It was demolished after the Festival to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which opened in 1967.
Entrance stairway from Waterloo Bridge Gate, with the Shot Tower in the background, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London
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NOTES: The Shot Tower, designed by David Riddal Roper, was built for Thomas Maltby & Company in 1826 and remained in use for the production of lead shot balls until 1949, after which it was incorporated into the scheme for the 1951 Festival of Britain on the South Bank of the River Thames. In 1950 the top of the tower was removed and a steel-framed superstructure was added instead, providing a radio beacon for the duration of the Festival. It was demolished after the Festival to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which opened in 1967.