Cathedrals · North East England
County Police Communication Tower
County Police Communication Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
County Police Communication Tower is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
The Durham police mast (officially the County Police Communications Tower) was a structure that stood in the city of Durham in northern England. It was designed by county architect J. L. Parnaby and structural engineer Ove Arup and Partners. It was erected in 1968 and stood 162 feet (49 m) tall, providing radio communications for Durham Constabulary. It was built to a tripod design in reinforced concrete to satisfy a requirement for a rigid mast that was slender enough to minimise impact on views of Durham Cathedral. The structure was dismantled in 2017 as part of a redevelopment of the police headquarters but was required, by a planning condition, to be re-erected.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Durham police mast (officially the County Police Communications Tower) was a structure that stood in the city of Durham in northern England. It was designed by county architect J. L. Parnaby and structural engineer Ove Arup and Partners. It was erected in 1968 and stood 162 feet (49 m) tall, providing radio communications for Durham Constabulary. It was built to a tripod design in reinforced concrete to satisfy a requirement for a rigid mast that was slender enough to minimise impact on views of Durham Cathedral. The structure was dismantled in 2017 as part of a redevelopment of the police headquarters but was required, by a planning condition, to be re-erected. In 2022 Durham Constabulary applied for permission to dispose of the mast but this was denied by Durham County Council in February 2023.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.7898, -1.5832
Sources
- wikidata: Q26633553 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Durham police mast (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is County Police Communication Tower?
- County Police Communication Tower is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7898°, -1.5832°.
- Is County Police Communication Tower a listed building?
- County Police Communication Tower carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.