Stokenchurch BT Tower is a telecommunications tower built of reinforced concrete at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England. Reaching to above mean sea level, it dates from 1963 and is tall. There are four platforms at the top that are used to attach microwave transmission drums and other antennas. The tower is visible on clear days from The Shard in central London, at a distance of 60km.
The Stokenchurch Tower is one of the fourteen BT towers built of reinforced concrete. Seven of the fourteen are of similar design, known as the 'Chilterns' type, after this tower's location on the Chiltern Hills. They are identical except for their heights, which vary considerably; the Stokenchurch BT Tower is the second tallest out of the set. The towers are located at:-
TowerLocationCoordinatesHeight Year of built Stokenchurch BT Tower Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire 99.4 m ( 326 ft) Charwelton BT Tower Charwelton, Northamptonshire 118 m ( 387 ft) Pye Green BT Tower Pye Green, Staffordshire 96.9 m ( 318 ft) Wotton-under-Edge BT Tower Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire 76.2 m ( 250 ft) Heaton Park BT Tower Manchester 72.54 m ( 238 ft) Sutton Common BT Tower Macclesfield, Cheshire 72 m ( 238 ft) Tinshill BT Tower Cookridge area, Leeds, West Yorkshire 60.96 m ( 200 ft)
See also British Telecom microwave network Telecommunications towers in the United Kingdom
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