Walk in Bristol
with Richie
Purdown BT Tower
5 Nearest Attraction
(you don,t need to go around, straight ahead 0,5 mile - 10 min walking)
(1,2mile - 23 min walking)
(1,2 mile - 23 min walking)
4. St Mary Magdalena with St Francis Church
(1,3 mile - 27 min walking)
(1,6mile - 32 min walking)
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Sir John's Ln, Bristol BS7 9TH
Purdown BT Tower is a 70.1 metres (230 ft) tall telecommunications tower, which was built in 1970 and is located on a hill (Purdown) in Stoke Park just north of the city centre of Bristol, England in the Lockleaze suburb, UK .
Nearest Public Toilet
The Hub
(Community Toilet Scheme)
Accessible
1 Fedden Building, Gainsborough Square, BS7 9FB
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Richie's opinion :
" I was here with a friend of mine, more precisely in the Stoke Park, which we often went next to the park by car to work, so he was curious about the park (me too ..).
We saw the tower from the Park, so we climbed to the hill - it was a little steep, but it wasn’t dangerous.
The view of the City and Stoke Park is simply stunning, I can recommend a visit.."
About Purdown BT tower
A microwave transmission tower, Purdown BT Tower, is located at Lockleaze and is known locally as the "Cups and Saucers".
The distinctive tower, built in 1970, can be seen from many miles away.
During World War II, an anti-aircraft gun emplacement, known locally as Purdown Purcy,was located on the down, the ruins of which remain today.
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It is a prominent landmark, added as a Valued Landmark by Bristol City Council, visible from much of the city, used mainly for point-to-point microwave links and forms part of the British Telecom microwave network.
It is one of twelve reinforced concrete towers owned by BT in the UK and one of the few communication towers built of reinforced concrete.