[Album recording construction of television mast at Crystal Palace]

[Album of press cuttings and photographs recording the construction of the BBC's new television transmission mast at Crystal Palace, 1954-57 / W. S. Pilecki. Pilecki was the designer of the mast. He was employed by BICC, the contracted constructors of the mast, and was later their export director. The mast, over 700 feet high, was to replace that at Alexandra Palace. The album comprises many press cuttings, over 200 b & w photos, and two xerox items: 'loading coefficients' and 'unit stress diagram']

Details

Category:
Archive
Object Number:
2001-398
Measurements:
: 335 x 250 mm
type:
album
credit:
Pilecki, Patricia (Mrs.)