Charwelton BT Tower
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Charwelton BT Tower is a telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete
at Charwelton
near Byfield, Northamptonshire
, England. It is 388 feet (118 m) tall and one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete. It is a landmark for miles around.
Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...
at Charwelton
Charwelton
Charwelton is a village and civil parish about south of Daventry in Northamptonshire, England. Its toponym is derived from the River Cherwell beside which the village stands....
near Byfield, Northamptonshire
Byfield, Northamptonshire
Byfield is a village and civil parish forming part of the Daventry district in Northamptonshire, England.- History :Byfield, with Westhorp, was mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has been close to many of the important events in history. During the Wars of the Roses, in 1469 the battle of Edgecote...
, England. It is 388 feet (118 m) tall and one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete. It is a landmark for miles around.
See also
- British Telecom microwave networkBritish Telecom microwave networkThe British Telecom microwave network was a network of point-to-point microwave radio links in the United Kingdom, operated at first by the General Post Office, and subsequently by its successor BT plc...
- BT Tower (disambiguation)BT Tower (disambiguation)BT Group owns at least 200 radio masts and towers in Britain. Of these, twelve are reinforced concrete towers. The rest are of steel lattice construction....