1969
SE2213 : Wreckage of Emley Moor TV mast, 1969
taken 55 years ago, near to Emley Moor, Kirklees, England
Wreckage of Emley Moor TV mast, 1969
The 1265' TV mast at Emley Moor, Yorkshire collapsed at 5.01pm on 19th March 1969 due to accumulation of ice on the support wires. Had the road not been closed due to falling ice, the mast would have fallen on a school bus. As it was, caretakers in a chapel had a lucky escape as a guy wire sliced through the building like a cheese cutter. A steel 'umbrella' was in course of construction to protect the chapel from falling ice.
This photograph was taken about a month later. Scanned slide, Kodachrome film, Voigtlander Vito B camera.
Compare with Gerald England's photograph SE2213 : Mast Wreckage taken a few weeks later.
This photograph was taken about a month later. Scanned slide, Kodachrome film, Voigtlander Vito B camera.
Compare with Gerald England's photograph SE2213 : Mast Wreckage taken a few weeks later.
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- Grid Square
- SE2213, 34 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- John Carter (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- 20 April 1969 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 9 January, 2017
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SE 221 131 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:36.8392N 1:40.0450W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SE 221 131
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
