Officer's Mess towerblock accommodation - Wilton Park

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Officer's Mess towerblock accommodation - Wilton Park

Image: © phillip andrew carl taylor Taken: 20 Jun 1990

This photograph was taken in the Royal Army Educational Corps. centre in Wilton park. The block itself is most unusual in that it is entirely brick-built and 15 stories in height. Rumour has it that the Queen took exception to this building when it was built in, I believe, 1969. The reason was that this is by far and away the tallest building in this affluent area by some margin, it also has an uninterrupted view of Windsor Castle, and I have been led to believe there were 'privacy issues'. I used to work in this camp and in high winds this block would sway terribly, I'm glad I wasn't having to live in it. Below the tower in the foreground is the HQ of the Army Eduction centre.

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Image Location

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51.605192
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-0.617491