Architecture Notes

Event ID 701200

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

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ARCHITECT: Thomas S. Tait 1938

100m (300ft) Tower built at the top of the hill, claimed at the time to be the highest covered structure in Britain. The tower included two 18-passenger lifts which took less than a minute to gain the top. Three observation galleries in which 300 people could view out. A restaurant on stilts was built at the base.