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PHOTO POST OFFICE TOWER LONDON CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWER BEGAN IN JUNE 1961 AND WAS OPERATIONALLY OPENED ON FRIDAY 8TH OCTOBER 1965 BY THE PRIME MINISTER (HAROLD WILSON) MAKING AN INAUGURAL TELEPHONE CALL TO THE LORD MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM. TOWER WAS DESIGNED BY A TEAM LED BY G R YEATS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ERIC BEDFORD CHIEF ARCHITECT OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS. THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS WERE PETER LIND & CO. THE 189M (620FT) CYLINDRICAL TALL TOWER IS MADE FROM 13000 TONNES OF CONCRETE STEEL AND GLASS AND AT THE TIME OF OPENING WAS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN LONDON THE620 FOOT TOWER IS NOW GRADE II LISTED. 2009 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) RICHARD ROGERSONPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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REF NO RRV-2092
PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO
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