Report - Emley Moor Tower

[Converse1]

Hi,

This is 1,084ft tall It's the most amazing view from up there.

It's the tallest free standing structure in the UK.

Don't really want to say much more!

Here's the pics enjoy:

View from the M1

Bit closer!

Closer still!!

View up, man that's high!

Up the middle

View out

And again

out the window!

looking down

what a view!

 

[horrgakx]

Re: Emley Moor tower Report!

Finally got round to posting my pics. Not very good, mainly because it was a business meeting and the pictures were secondary. And I also lost the originals so these are from low res jpg's.

The tower from the bottom;

Inside, looking up;

Showing the walkway around the top;

The villiage where we had lunch;

Looking straight down to the NTL premises;

Not sure what this town is, anyone know?

View up again, this time from one side;

Panoramic (sorry for the quality);

Emerging from the lift;

Dave Morgan (NTL) emerging from the lift;

Scale of the cables;

And finally, the transmitter network schematic;

The set is on http://www.flickr.com/photos/horrgakx/sets/72157602397538539/




All pics are hosted by www.flickr.com

 

[ledgehammer]

Hi nice one,

were they both permission visits?

best...

 

[horrgakx]

Mine was with permission, I suspect the other was too.

 

[ACID- REFLUX]

More surprised you got a reply to an 8 year old thread than the pics TBH

They ought to open it up as an attraction. West Yorkshires answer to the Shard . A whole 360 panarama of Whippets & cloth caps lol

And that restaurant is epic

 

[ledgehammer]

cheers

More surprised you got a reply to an 8 year old thread than the pics TBH

They ought to open it up as an attraction. West Yorkshires answer to the Shard . A whole 360 panarama of Whippets & cloth caps lol

And that restaurant is epic

lol, I didn't even see the date

Its weird, took the family to the media museum in Bradford , saw this tower on the way back - but then you can't really miss it...

best...

 

[peter1989]

awsome work my guts would turn going up there lol

 

[Miss Mayhem]

Cracking report, your shots are stunning,
The view is amazing

 

[mr pink]

This looks great ...nice pics
drove past the thing several time and wondered???
what would you reckon the chances are of an unofficial ascent are?

 

[Vertigo]

This looks great ...nice pics
drove past the thing several time and wondered???
what would you reckon the chances are of an unofficial ascent are?

There would be no chance as its all barbed wired up. The only acces is via a security checkpoint and keys from the security guard to open the barbed wire fence. It's also alarmed now and have cctv everywhere. Plus you need a security card to use the lift now plus a code to get in the door. Even permission visits are now escorted.

 

[Bertiebassett]

Remember when the original tower was brought down by ice and poor old Yorkshire television went off air after only being open for a few months. Great to see pictures from up top, cheers.