How old is the Post Office Tower?
60c. 1961-1965
BT Tower/Age
When was the BT Tower built in Birmingham?
July 1963
BT Tower/Construction started
Who bombed the Post Office Tower?
On the 31st October 1971, the Post Office Tower (now the BT Tower) was damaged in an alleged IRA bomb plot; debris from the explosion was hazardous and the fire service struggled to reach the structure. Within hours, Pat Hanifan and his team of scaffolders arrived on the scene to construct a rig to allow access.
Is the Post Office Tower restaurant still open?
The restaurant was closed to the public for security reasons a matter of months after the bombing in 1971. 1980 was the year in which Butlins’ lease expired. Public access to the building ceased in 1981.
When was USPS tower built?
1961
Who built the Post Office Tower?
G.R. Yeats
Eric Bedford
BT Tower/Architects
Is the BT Tower Birmingham still in use?
The distinctive circular concrete finial at the top, known as the aerial gallery, supports the remaining satellite dishes. Although the last of the large dishes was removed in 2012, it is still very much an operational tower.
How many floors is the BT Tower Birmingham?
31
BT Tower/Floors
The structure was designed by architects at the Ministry of Public Building and Works working for the General Post Office (GPO) – a precursor to BT. The building has 31 floors, with five levels of circular aerial galleries at the top.
Who built the post office tower?
When did the Post Office Tower restaurant closed?
1980
Once a glitzy destination for dinner and cocktails in the 1960s and 1970s, the revolving restaurant at the top of the Post Office Tower was closed to diners in 1980 when it was taken over by BT.
When did the Post Office Tower become the BT Tower?
The Post Office tower – now known as the BT Tower – opened in the Fitzrovia area of central London in 1965. The tower’s main structure was 581ft (177m) high. A further section of aerial rigging brought the total height to 627ft (191m). It was the tallest building in the UK until London’s NatWest Tower opened in 1980.
What’s inside the BT Tower Birmingham?
It has 26 storeys, housing technical areas and offices, and five levels of circular aerial galleries at the top. There is a roof-mounted crane.
How tall was the post office tower in London?
The tower’s main structure was 581ft (177m) high. A further section of aerial rigging brought the total height to 627ft (191m). It was the tallest building in the UK until London’s NatWest Tower opened in 1980.
When was the old post office building built?
Built from 1892 to 1899 to house the U.S. Post Office Department Headquarters and the city’s post office, the Old Post Office Building is the second-tallest structure in the nation’s capital, after the Washington Monument.
When was the post office tower made Grade 2?
The tower was made a Grade 2 listed building in 2003. Graduate engineer at Transport for London, Louis Watson, talks to us from the top of the Post Office Tower, more commonly known today as the BT Tower. The tower was designed to relay the microwave signals used to carry telecommunications from London to other parts of the country.
What was the purpose of the post office tower?
The tower was commissioned by the General Post Office (GPO). Its primary purpose was to support the microwave aerials then used to carry telecommunications traffic from London to the rest of the country, as part of the General Post Office microwave network .