The Emley Moor Mast

Completed in 1971, the 330.5-metre (1083-ft) concrete tower is the third transmission structure to occupy this site, superceding both the original 135-metre (445-ft) lattice tower (dismantled in 1966) and the replacement 385-metre (1265-ft) cylindrical mast which collapsed here on 19 March 1969.

The short-lived cylindrical mast was jointly the tallest man-made structure in the UK (and Europe) along with the identical 385-metre mast which still exists at the Belmont station, albeit at reduced height since re-engineering for Digital Switchover.

The concrete tower is however the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK and was awarded Grade II Listed status in 2002.

As a widely-recognised landmark amongst the population it serves, the tower is still predominantly referred to as 'The Emley Moor Mast', possibly a legacy of the previous structure, even though it is easily the most far-removed from the definition of a 'mast' than any other transmitting structure in the UK.