BT Tower - history, chat and news and conversion to a luxury hotel

[stuff_it]

Its not empty just the dishes were redundant.

Spoilsport.

 

[TopCat]

Menu from the old restaurant. Eet ees tres French.

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http://www.butlinsmemories.com/other/postofficetower/index.htm

Thats a "birds" menu e.g. no prices!!

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Thats a "birds" menu e.g. no prices!!

I'll go for "Les Scampi", thanks Top Cat!

 

[TopCat]

I'll go for "Les Scampi", thanks Top Cat!

I have dated birds like you before!

<counts pennies under table and curses>

 

[Lucy Fur]

My Dad visited it when he was a teenager, and this is the front cover of the guide he picked up. Theres no date as to when it was published, but it was two and six pence, so pre decimilisation.

 

[chazegee]

The Empress State (ex M.O.D.) building in Fulham was empty for years with just one sleeping guard. Always meant to have a rave on the top floor.

 

[TitanSound]

BT Tower by Stephen Wiltshire. Just seen how much his works go for now, he must be one very wealthy young man!

And incredibly talented. I remember watching a short clip about how he drew Rome from memory after only one helicopter flyover. The amount of detail was scary.

 

[editor]

My Dad visited it when he was a teenager, and this is the front cover of the guide he picked up. Theres no date as to when it was published, but it was two and six pence, so pre decimilisation.

The horns make quite a stylish statement in that image.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Hands up who still calls it the Post Office Tower? *raises hand*

 

[Lucy Fur]

^^^Definately still the Post Office Tower
Heres some more pictures from the Guide, Early construction, check the flat cap and fag!



and according to the guide
"In the vestible, a smartly uniformed Post Office attendent explains the Tower to a young visitor"

 

[Maggot]

There are new plans to open the restaurant for 2 weeks as part of the Towers 50th Anniversary.

https://home.bt.com/news/bt-life/ce...ening-the-revolving-restaurant-11363983181830

It's really expensive, and you have to enter a ballot. Still, i'd love to go up there. Ballot opens at 9am on Monday.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They should speed it up so that it revolves as fast as a fairground ride. That would be an interesting dinner experience.

 

[Maggot]

They should speed it up so that it revolves as fast as a fairground ride. That would be an interesting dinner experience.

I'm sure there was a comedy programme where that happened. (Can't remember which one though)

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'm sure there was a comedy programme where that happened. (Can't remember which one though)

I think 1,400rpm should do the trick, like a spin cycle on a washing machine.

 

[hash tag]

I have enetered the ballots to go up there during the last few London Open House's without luck. That is free.
As I understand it, ballot 1 is for a date during two given weeks in September; expensive and no kids.
Ballot 2 is for two weeks in October which they say will be family friendly and presumably cheaper.
I am palnning to go away late September, early October and would be just my luck to get tickets while I am away.

 

[Maggot]

I have enetered the ballots to go up there during the last few London Open House's without luck. That is free.
As I understand it, ballot 1 is for a date during two given weeks in September; expensive and no kids.
Ballot 2 is for two weeks in October which they say will be family friendly and presumably cheaper.
I am palnning to go away late September, early October and would be just my luck to get tickets while I am away.

That's completely wrong!

Have you read the link?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

It's one of my dreams/ambitions to go up the BT (still Post Office to me) Tower so I'll be entering

 

[hash tag]

So, how do I maximise my chances of a ticket? Which day to opt for, lunchtime or evening 1 ticket or 4, entering ballot early or late?
I am in it, but doubt that i'll win it. I have tried every time it's been open in Open House weekend and had loads of people try for me and drawn blanks every time!

 

[hot air baboon]

I'm sure there was a comedy programme where that happened. (Can't remember which one though)

...it was certainly the climactic scene to groovy 60's swinging London comedy film Smashing Time...though may well have also appeared in some tv nonsense like the Goodies or something...

 

[hash tag]

This was the Goodies?

 

[ViolentPanda]

We went up to the big TV tower in Berlin, which name escapes me. Perhaps it was down to the fact that we were all massively hung over, but the revolving bit, while lending superb, changing views, did make a few of us feel slightly nauseous

The Fernsehturm.
And you only had to wait four-and-a-half years for the name!

 

[Maggot]

This was the Goodies?

That was definitetly the Goodies. That is Kitten Kong, who we named our cat after. Not sure if the speeded up revolving restaurant was in the same programme.

 

[hash tag]

Ballot 2 has is open for just another day, which is ridiculous as they are announcing the winners of the current ballot over the course of this week! So I have now entered the second without knowing if I have been lucky in the first!

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/edw/bttower50/ballot-2.html

 

[rutabowa]

I entered... I went to a revolving restaurant in Mexico city it was kind of weird but cool. there was a pianist on the bit that wasn't revolving so the music kept coming and then slowly disappearing away into the distance

 

[rutabowa]

Ballot 2 has is open for just another day, which is ridiculous as they are announcing the winners of the current ballot over the course of this week! So I have now entered the second without knowing if I have been lucky in the first!

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumer/edw/bttower50/ballot-2.html

I wouldn't panic.

 

[hash tag]

Anyone lucky enough to get tickets then? I know 3 of us that entered ballot and nothing

 

[hash tag]

Just in case anyone is still following this http://events.londonopenhouse.org/building/3865

 

[Maggot]

Just in case anyone is still following this http://events.londonopenhouse.org/building/3865

Entered the ballot.

 

[hash tag]

Try, try and try again ( bet I still hear nowt) Celebrating BT Tower’s 50 ingenious years – come and visit the top of the BT Tower!
Next ballot closes 7th September.

 

[Maggot]

I won the ballot!

Going up there on 5 Oct in the evening and can bring up to 3 guests with me.