@[email protected] that is a truly glorious looking building.
If it housed the transmission gear, the walls may have been that thick to prevent explosions getting out rather than in!
greem
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@[email protected] Apparently so.
It's a difficult building to get rid of, because the foundation for the tower itself are intertwined with the former telephone exchange beneath it - which is now an incredibly important fibre interchange point.
I was lucky enough to go up there in 2004 (or 2005) for a presentation lunch from Cisco. It's fascinating inside.
@[email protected] Before BT (in the UK) went to fibre, they had a wide variety of towers for MW backbone/trunk data/voice comms. Many were utilitarian extended metal tetrahedra or trihedra, but some were quite unique - perhaps the most obvious being the former Post Office Tower in London.
Many of them are now shadow of their former selves, with very few antennae attached.
@[email protected] have a look for the history of the Capenhurst tower in the UK, if you're not familiar with that already.
Kinda related, but slightly in reverse.
@[email protected] there may be a literal pair of smoking boots as the only remaining evidence.