Detail View: SHIMMER: Post Office Tower
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Title:
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Post Office Tower
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Creation Date:
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1965
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Dimensions:
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190 m high
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Image Date:
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2009
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1962
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End Date:
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1965
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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BEDFORD, Eric
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Image ID:
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10-0008
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Description:
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Exterior view: (photographed from Primrose Hill). Design work carried out by the Ministry of Public Building and Works for the Post Office. Built as a radio tower to improve the national telephone communication system.
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Rights:
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© Arron Tann
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Related Information:
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Image donated by Arron Tann, Architecture student at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Photographed by:
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Arron Tann
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Creator:
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YEATS, G.R.
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Creator Role:
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Architect in charge.
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Creator:
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BEDFORD, Eric
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Creator Role:
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Chief Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Towers
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Offices -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Telecommunication
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