Heaton Park BT Tower

Heaton Park

Heaton Park BT Tower (left)
Location Heaton Park, Manchester
Coordinates 53°32′23″N 2°15′19″W / 53.5396°N 2.2552°W / 53.5396; -2.2552Coordinates: 53°32′23″N 2°15′19″W / 53.5396°N 2.2552°W / 53.5396; -2.2552
Grid reference SD8308804828
Built 1960s

Heaton Park BT Tower is a 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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