News report indicate that the BT Tower in central London has been sold to a hotel chain, although it will be a while before it opens.
The official opening of what was then the Post Office Tower took place on 8th October 1965 when Tony Benn was Postmaster General. He recorded in his diary
Caroline and I went off by car about 10.15 and got to the Post Office Tower well before eleven for the official opening. Among the guests who came were Clem Attlee, who is our oldest and most senior ex-Postmaster General, Charles Hill, Lord Normanbrook, Sir Billy Butlin who will be running the restaurant and of course the top brass from the Post Office..Harold (Wilson) arrived with Mary Wilson, Sergeant Kelly (their detective), Marcia Williams and Brenda Dew, Peter Shore and Derek Mitchell
The restaurant was closed in 1971
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