2013

SD6514 : Winter Hill trig pillar and mast

taken 11 years ago, near to Belmont, Blackburn With Darwen, England

Winter Hill trig pillar and mast
Winter Hill trig pillar and mast
In the foreground is the Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on top of Winter Hill. The TV mast in SD6614 is approximately 400m behind the pillar.
Winter Hill Transmitting Station :: SD6614

At a height of 309.5 metres, the Winter Hill transmitting mast is one of the tallest structures in the United Kingdom, the tallest being the mast at Belmont with a height of 351.5 metres however, at 778.1 metres (2,553 ft) above sea level, Winter Hill has the highest television transmitting antenna in the United Kingdom.

The original mast came into service on 3 May 1956, and carried the programmes of Granada ITV (weekdays) and ABC TV (weekends). This was replaced by the current tower in 1966. Unlike most masts, which are of a lattice design, the Winter Hill mast is one of six masts in England which are of a tubular construction. An advantage of the tubular design is that engineers can ascend the inside the mast and avoid adverse weather, which is a problem on frame structures.


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Geographical Context: Uplands Primary Subject: Trig Point other tags: Transmitter Mast Winter Hill Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in November 2015 Automatic Clusters: · Winter Hill TV [10] · Trig Pillar [6] · Top of Winter Hill [4] · Triangulation Pillar [3] ·
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Adam C Snape   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 4 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 23 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 659 149 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:37.7871N 2:30.9543W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 659 149
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