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The largest telescope in Europe
The Isaac Newton astronomical telescope at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceaux Castle, Sussex, is the largest in Europe. The main mirror is 98 in …
Wholesale and retail markets use steelwork
The City of Leeds has long recognised the need for modern facilities to handle the collection and wholesale distribution of fish, fruit and vegetables and in …
Billingham Forum
The Forum at Billingham, Co. Durham, groups together in a single structure facilities for a whole series of sports and entertainments and in this respect is …
Britain’s first commercial monorail
It is well recognised that one solution to easing transport problems in Britain’s densely populated towns and cities lies in the overhead monorail: for this …
St. Paul’s Cathedral and St. Augustine’s Church
Anything that happens to St Paul’s Cathedral is of absorbing interest to millions of people all over the world. When during the late war London and the City …
An intriguing sports pavilion design
When designing the sports pavilion and club house for a Cambridge firm the architects felt that if a sense of recreation and release were to be achieved the …
The new Coventry Swimming Baths
These splendid new swimming baths are now in full operation: a number of interesting design features are incorporated in the structure, one being the …
Chilbolton radio-telescope aerial
The 82-ft diameter steerable aerial at Chilbolton, Hampshire, for the radio Research Station of the Science Research Council has now reached the final stages …
Steelwork enclosures reduce transformer noise
One of the problems associated with modern power transformers is the noise they produce. The shortage of available land for power station and substation sites …
The adaptability of steelwork
(a) Alteration to the Academy cinema, Oxford St., London The original 600-seat Academy cinema was built at street level and is about 50 years old. In …
