Heaton Park BT Tower
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| Location | Heaton Park, Manchester |
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| Coordinates | 53°32′23″N 2°15′19″W / 53.5396°N 2.2552°WCoordinates: 53°32′23″N 2°15′19″W / 53.5396°N 2.2552°W |
| Grid reference | SD8308804828 |
| Built | 1960s |
Heaton Park BT Tower is a 72.54 metres ( 238 ft) tall telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete close to the banks of Heaton Park Reservoir, at Heaton Park, Manchester, England. Heaton Park BT Tower is one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete, and one of seven BT towers of the 'Chilterns' design.
Heaton Park is notable because it provided a large portion of the trunk comms capacity into Manchester and there is quite a lot of primary and secondary source written history about the architecture of these 'Chilterns' type concrete towers, which are all significant local landmarks and cultural icons.
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