The BT Tower. Claudia Jones, by the artist Favour Jonathan, stands in front of the Black Cultural Archives, on Windrush Square in Brixton.Credit...

 

A sculpture of the Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones, by the artist Favour Jonathan, stands in front of the Black Cultural Archives, on Windrush Square in Brixton.Credit...Ayesha Kazim for The New York Times

The BT Tower, a Once-Futuristic London Landmark, Will Become a Hotel

BT Tower
BT Tower in 2022
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Record height
Tallest in the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1980[I]
Preceded by	Millbank Tower
Surpassed by	Tower 42
General information
Type	Offices[1]
Location	London, W1T United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.5215°N 0.1389°W
Construction started	1961
Completed	1964[1]
Owner	British Telecommunications plc
Height
Antenna spire	620 feet (189 m)[2]
Roof	581 feet (177 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Lifts/elevators	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Eric Bedford
Main contractor	Peter Lind & Company