Newbury's tallest (and ugliest?) building, BT exchange tower Options

[Claude]

As I walked down the hill from the war memorial at the junction of Speen Lane and Old Bath Road, towards Northcroft leisure centre, my eye was drawn to the multi-storey tower in the town centre.

Now the Sterling Cables tower is no more, is the BT exchange tower (is that its name?) now the tallest and ugliest building in the town? Ok, maybe there are uglier buildings, and I appreciate that's subjective and some will have grown to love it, but there can't be many that are bigger.

Who owns it? What's its official name? What's inside? How many floors are there and are they all in use? Have you ever been inside? What's the likelihood of it being knocked down and redeveloped into residential property?

What do you know about it?

[je suis Charlie]

So, let's get this right, you've got an empty building, full of cables, made out of copper, in Newbury. Hmm, fink I see a major business opportunity here. 😎

[Biker1]

So, let's get this right, you've got an empty building, full of cables, made out of copper, in Newbury. Hmm, fink I see a major business opportunity here. ��

Not empty no, but much of it is.
Fibre cables also.
All would need to be diverted, without a break in service, to a new site.
It all comes in through some big manholes in Bear Lane (and also through the aerials on the roof!).
Oh and all the exchange, transmission, ADSL and cellular network equipment needs powering!

[dannyboy]

Not empty no, but much of it is.
.
Oh and all the exchange, transmission, ADSL and cellular network equipment needs powering!

Most of it was empty 20 years back. Is the **** ********* still in the basement, or is that still classified information?

[Biker1]

Most of it was empty 20 years back. Is the **** ********* still in the basement, or is that still classified information?

No, that all went over 20 years ago!!