New building for BBC at Shepherd's Bush, West London

Mar. 03, 1958 - Work Progresses On The B.B.C. Television Centre - The largest of Its Kind In Europe. The main block of the B.B.C. Television Centre at the White City is now taking shape. When completed it will be the largest television headquarters in Europe and it will cost something in the region of £6, 000.000, excluding technical plant and wiring. Standing on a site of 13 acres, it will consist of a vast Main Block containing seven studios and several hundred offices a scenery block a restaurant block a works block. The main block will contain 8 million bricks, 55, 000 tons of concrete, 4, 300 tons of steel and 2, 500 doors. Photo Shows: An aerial view of the new B.B.C. Television Centre. On the right is the White City Stadium

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Acres B.b.c Bricks Concrete Consist Contain Containing Cost Excluding Progresses Tons Vast Wiring

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