Photo of the Day: Dust Storms in London
This would have been mere days after I officially moved to London, and, at the time, it felt like the end of the world. Facebook was still primarily in 10 Brock Street (with some overflow into the Euston buildings; St. Steven’s had already closed down, and Rathbone was still in the future.) We had been staring out the window at the weather, and a certain point, we decided to go out to see how it felt. It was a pretty typical British October: colder than you wanted, but not too cold, and the weather, even with the ominuous clouds, made clear that rain would be coming soon..
One of the more interesting aspects of the photo is that it captures a building that for many years, was not officially there. Because it was a critical piece of national security infrastructure, it could only be referred to as “Location 23.” Right after it was opened, Location 23 featured a rotating restaurant, called “Top of the Tower.” Of interest to me was that it was operated by Butlins, of “Our True Intent is All For Your Delight1” fame
this was called The Top of the Tower, and operated by Butlins.
