Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

chriswood1900 · 8th Oct 2025, 1:10 pm

It is worth noting that today is the 60th anniversary of the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson opening the new Post Office Tower in London on the 8th October 1965 the tallest building in the UK at the time. Commemorative stamps were produced to mark the occasion.
I am sure for many on this Forum it has featured or impacted their lives either as a visitor or its role in technology such as the distributor of the 625 line TV service.
My own memory was from standing on the roof of the Council offices in Catford with a BT engineer and pair of binoculars to see if we could get a backup microwave link from the tower for the Council.

paulsherwin · 8th Oct 2025, 3:39 pm

Long discussion here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=219599

Rich Woods · 9th Oct 2025, 5:09 am

The only time in my life I ever had an award “for service to rural broadband” in 2015. An all expenses paid weekend in London with a meal & presentation at the BT tower.

Rich Woods · 9th Oct 2025, 5:17 am

Yours truly on the left of the picture

MostlyHarmless · 9th Nov 2025, 10:35 pm

I was born in 1971 and only really remember the PO tower from the Goodies TV series but remember thinking it looked old and decrepit even then so must say I'm surprised to learn it was nearly new at the time! Maybe it was the giant kitten knocking it over?

Graham G3ZVT · 10th Nov 2025, 8:19 am

I always thought the Thames Television logo which includes the GPO Tower, was a contrived image, but apparently it's exactly the skyline as seen from the Embankment near Blackfriars.

8th Oct 2025, 1:10 pm	#1
chriswood1900 Octode Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dorridge, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,586	Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening It is worth noting that today is the 60th anniversary of the then Prime Minister Harold Wilson opening the new Post Office Tower in London on the 8th October 1965 the tallest building in the UK at the time. Commemorative stamps were produced to mark the occasion. I am sure for many on this Forum it has featured or impacted their lives either as a visitor or its role in technology such as the distributor of the 625 line TV service. My own memory was from standing on the roof of the Council offices in Catford with a BT engineer and pair of binoculars to see if we could get a backup microwave link from the tower for the Council. __________________ Chris Wood BVWS Member

8th Oct 2025, 3:39 pm	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 30,581	Re: Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening Long discussion here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?t=219599

9th Oct 2025, 5:09 am	#3
Rich Woods Hexode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Posts: 360	Re: Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening The only time in my life I ever had an award “for service to rural broadband” in 2015. An all expenses paid weekend in London with a meal & presentation at the BT tower. __________________ It’s all about the music…….

9th Oct 2025, 5:17 am	#4
Rich Woods Hexode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Posts: 360	Re: Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening Yours truly on the left of the picture Attached Thumbnails __________________ It’s all about the music…….

9th Nov 2025, 10:35 pm	#5
MostlyHarmless Pentode Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Uckfield, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 246	Re: Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening I was born in 1971 and only really remember the PO tower from the Goodies TV series but remember thinking it looked old and decrepit even then so must say I'm surprised to learn it was nearly new at the time! Maybe it was the giant kitten knocking it over?

10th Nov 2025, 8:19 am	#6
Graham G3ZVT Dekatron Join Date: May 2010 Location: Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 19,438	Re: Post Office Tower London 60 years since Official Opening I always thought the Thames Television logo which includes the GPO Tower, was a contrived image, but apparently it's exactly the skyline as seen from the Embankment near Blackfriars. __________________ -- Graham. G3ZVT