United Kingdom - Ireland

Mar. 03, 1962 - Famous London Landmark Starts To Come Down. Demolition of The South Bank Shot Tower. One of the most famous of London's landmarks- the Shot Tower at South Bank - is now being demolished to make room for a new concert hall. The Tower is 200 ft. tall - and the walls at the base are about three feet thick. It was built by David Riddall - in 1826 - for the production of lead shot - being used for this purpose for more than a century - molten lead being dropped from the top into vats of cold water - to bubble to the surface at the rate of 21 million pellets a day - for shotgun cartridges. It is expected that the demolition will take about seven weeks. Keystone Photo Shows:- View of the top of the Shot Tower - as men get to work demolishing the famous construction at South Bank

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