Editing BT Tower (section)

===Bombing===
A bomb exploded in the ceiling of the men's toilets at the Top of the Tower restaurant at 04:30 on 31 October 1971,<ref name="btplc.com" /> the blast damaged buildings and cars up to {{convert|400|yds|m}} away.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 1971 |title=1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm |access-date=16 June 2021 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307113253/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Responsibility for the bomb was claimed by members of [[the Angry Brigade]], a far-left [[anarchist]] collective.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangor Daily News |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19711102&id=ICs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=G-EIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3240,422159&hl=en |access-date=21 April 2016 |website=news.google.com |via=Google News Archive Search}}</ref> A call was also made by a person claiming to be the Kilburn Battalion of the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 April 2007 |title=BBC ON THIS DAY – 31 – 1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm |access-date=31 December 2009 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=7 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307113253/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The tower for visiting was closed to the general public following the 1971 bombing, but the restaurant reopened. In 1980, Butlins' restaurant lease expired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=BT Tower to open for first time in 29 years |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/16/bt_tower/ |website=theregister.co.uk |access-date=10 August 2017 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810173032/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/08/16/bt_tower/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The tower has been used for events including a children's Christmas party and [[Children in Need 2010]]. It retains the revolving floor.{{cn|date=January 2025}}