Stokenchurch BT Tower explained

Stokenchurch
Map Name:Buckinghamshire
Coordinates:51.6654°N -0.9238°W
Location:Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire
Height2:99.4m (326.1feet)
Gridref:SU7442196888
Built:1963

Stokenchurch BT Tower is a telecommunications tower built of reinforced concrete at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England. Reaching to 340.5m (1,117.1feet) above mean sea level, it dates from 1963 and is 99.4m (326.1feet) tall.[1] There are four platforms at the top that are used to attach microwave transmission drums and other antennas.

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 TowerStokenchurch, Buckinghamshire51.6654°N -0.9238°W99.4 m (326 ft)
Charwelton BT TowerCharwelton, Northamptonshire52.2023°N -1.251°W118 m (387 ft)
Pye Green BT TowerPye Green, Staffordshire52.7287°N -2.0196°W96.9 m (318 ft)
Wotton-under-Edge BT TowerWotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire51.6493°N -2.304°W76.2 m (250 ft)
Heaton Park BT TowerManchester53.5396°N -2.2552°W72.54 m (238 ft)
Sutton Common BT TowerMacclesfield, Cheshire53.2061°N -2.1007°W72 m (238 ft)
Tinshill BT TowerCookridge area, Leeds, West Yorkshire53.8548°N -1.612°W60.96 m (200 ft)

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  1. http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/public/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=4&Itemid=11.html