London BT Tower sold to hotel company

[Analoguesat]

A historic part of our transmission facilities has been sold & is to become a hotel.

London's BT Tower: Landmark to be turned into a hotel after £275m sale

The well-known tower, which once dominated London's skyline, has been sold for £275m.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Topper]

Well that is a shame however I did have the pleasure of attending a BT function there with my wife a decade ago, quite an experience in that lift, a lot of air to be move when the lift is in motion and it can only come out under the doors, a fantastic view from the top

 

[Analoguesat]

There may be the opportunity to open a viewing platform at the top though - that would make it a popular tourist attraction & many tall structures have such a thing.

 

[Topper]

There may be the opportunity to open a viewing platform at the top though - that would make it a popular tourist attraction & many tall structures have such a thing.

The revolving restaurant is the viewing platform, it is quite strange having the kitchens in the centre slowly moving, but in actual fact it is the kitchens that are stationery and the tables and outer platform are moving, I have no idea how the serving staff coped with it

 

[Channel Hopper]

The revolving restaurant is the viewing platform, it is quite strange having the kitchens in the centre slowly moving, but in actual fact it is the kitchens that are stationery and the tables and outer platform are moving, I have no idea how the serving staff coped with it

They were told to write it out repeatedly until it stuck.

 

[Captain Jack]

The revolving restaurant is the viewing platform, it is quite strange having the kitchens in the centre slowly moving, but in actual fact it is the kitchens that are stationery and the tables and outer platform are moving, I have no idea how the serving staff coped with it

There's a similar building/restaurant in Atlanta - The Sun Dial. When I went there, there was a jazz band playing in the middle and the diners rotated around them - very cool.

 

[SkyWatcher]

Well that is a shame however I did have the pleasure of attending a BT function there with my wife a decade ago, quite an experience in that lift, a lot of air to be move when the lift is in motion and it can only come out under the doors, a fantastic view from the top

Likewise I attended a BT function there with lunch and it is a really great view. This is the only building in London where you have to use the lift in the event of a fire. There is a ‘protected‘ basement area for use if the cold war had turned hot but the senior bloke I met on the day said visits down there were not allowed without prior planning due to health and safety etc. So basically no we couldn’t go down there - “sorry”.