Radio City Tower
Date
28 May 2016
Location
Houghton Street, Liverpool
SJ 34816 90357; 53.40597°N, 2.98196°W
Information
Standing 138 m tall, St John’s Beacon was designed by Birmingham architects James A Roberts Associates and was originally intended as a ventilation shaft for the shopping centre below. It was constructed from 1965 to 1969 and in the 1970s it featured the revolving Tower Restaurant together with an observation deck. The restaurant closed in 1978 and briefly re-opened in the 1980s. The tower was renovated in 1999 and re-opened in 2000 as Radio City 96.7, leading to the structure’s alternative local name of the Radio City Tower. In 2011 a viewing gallery was opened to the public.
Radio City Tower
Radio City Tower
Radio City Tower
Radio City Tower
Radio City Tower
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Nice series, especially like the top one with the dome, lovely composition. Did you go up to the top for some shots?
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Thanks, fraggle. No, I didn’t. I’m hoping to do that next time I’m there though.
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will look forward to the views!
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Nice set… very sixties, somehow. I like the last shot best!
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Thanks, Iain. Yes, I quite like the idea of the heroic figure on the old Lewis’s building saluting the tower 😉
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