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What we think about when we think about the Post Office Tower

As new plans are unveiled, it's time to spiral into the op-art splendour of the 1960s in the remains of the BT Tower.

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John Grindrod
Feb 23, 2024
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An original lenticular postcard produced by the Post Office

What do you think about when you think about the Post Office Tower? Is it the names – the Post Office Tower, the Telecom Tower or the BT Tower depending o your generation? Is it Smashing Time, the 1967 satire of Swinging London, where the revolving restaurant goes out of control? Or th…

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