Watkin's Tower
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Opened | May 1896 |
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Destruction date | 1907 |
Construction started | 1891 |
Destroyed by | Demolition |
Main contractor | Metropolitan line |
Architects | Benjamin Baker |
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ID | 3031981 |
About Watkin's Tower
Watkin's Tower was a partially completed iron lattice tower in Wembley Park, London, England. Its construction was an ambitious project to create a 358-metre-high visitor attraction in Wembley Park to the north of the city, led by the railway entrepreneur Sir Edward Watkin.