Finally went to visit the "Mighty Purdown Transmitter"* today. This is a giant radio mast that you can't miss as you enter or leave Bristol. It's perched on top of a massive hill next to the M32.
Like most famous people, it's not as big close up as it seems from the road. But it's still an impressive and pretty odd looking structure. It a classic bit of 70's concrete building, that will never blend into any surroundings, unless things go very wrong indeed. Yet someone at some point decided that it would be a fine structure to have welcoming you into my fair city.
Here's the wikipedia highlights:
Pur Down BT Tower was built in 1970 and is located on a hill (Purdown) just north of the city centre of Bristol, in the Lockleaze suburb, UK (National Grid Reference: ST610764). It is one of twelve reinforced concrete towers owned by BT in the UK. It is used mainly for point-to-point microwave links and forms part of the British Telecom microwave network. It is one of the few telecommunication towers in the UK built of reinforced concrete.
*The "Mighty Purdown Transmitter" is Angela's name for this thing. I assumed it was a local pet name, that she knew from her time her years ago... but no, it's just her's... and now mine... and now yours.
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