Finishing (Timing) Tower - Booking Essential

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Title

Finishing (Timing) Tower - Booking Essential

Description

Built in 1985 by John Payne for the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Located on Strathclyde Loch at the Watersports Centre, the Finish Tower is the control centre for the timing of rowing regattas at Strathclyde Park. Enjoy the great views over the park plus lots of information on how the finishing cameras work and how computerised race schedules are managed in this international rowing and sailing venue plus get to press the race finish line buzzer.

Source

northlanarkshire

Date

1985

Type

Museum

Identifier

3077

Spatial Coverage

current,55.78689,-4.022565;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Strathclyde Country Park

Place

Motherwell

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

John Payne

AddressLine2

366 Hamilton Road

OpeningDate1

12/9/2015

OpeningTime1

10.30 am to 3.30 pm Booking Essential

Activities

BOOKING ESSENTIAL - call 01698 402090 to book a tour.

Guided Tours behind the scenes of the Finishing Tower and an introduction to how things operate to ensure a successful water sports event.

Tour times: 10.30, 11.15, 12.15, 14.00 & 15.00(maximum of 10 per group)

Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

No wheelchair access to the Finish Tower due to steep stairs.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10842

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

ML1 3ED

Citation

“Finishing (Timing) Tower - Booking Essential,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3076.

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