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A love letter to The BT Tower. Always present. Always watching.

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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
19 January 2026, 07:53. BT Tower.
Grey morning. Blackfriars station. On platform 4, the next train terminates at 09:37. Red London bus passing on the bridge outside. BT Tower head just about visible in the distance.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
25 November 2025, 15:52. BT Tower
Street view. Greg Portland Street station. Night time. Cars at red light. BT Tower towering in the background, it’s  ref(?!) banner announcing UN Women… to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The BT Tower often teaches me new things. www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-d...
unwomen.org
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
25 November 2025, 14:16. BT Tower.
One way street. Clear blue sky. In the distance, the BT Tower. It’s the start of the UN End Violence to Women fortnight. In celebration, the BT Tower is wearing orange instead of its usual purple. Banner reads ”UN Women…”
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
18 September 2025, 10:03. BT Tower.
Bankside Pier. View towards Millennium Bridge. Grey, overcast sky. In foreground, plastic bottle collection bin in the shape 4 orange life rings, ”Throw marine life a lifeline”, sponsored by the Green Seas Trust. Behind Millennium Bridge, the head of the BT Tower cyclops in the distance.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you zoom in, it kinda looks like a gigantic blood-crazed Bender from Futurama…
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Looks like she needs a brush!
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
05 September 2025, 23:25. BT Tower.
London Blackfriars train station. Night time. The single eye of the BT Tower glowing in the dark. There’s nowhere to hide from its Omnipresence.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
05 September 2025, 08:07. BT Tower.
Clear blue sky with wispy clouds low sun casts long shadows of streetlights on the tarmac. In the far distance, barely visible against the clouds, the silhouette of the proud BT Tower, all but hidden behind houses.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Agreed. I prefer it on my pizza.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m pretty sure that the Skygarden Tower in @benaaronovitch.bsky.social’s book Broken Homes is just a euphemism for the BT Tower ;-) 😁 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_...
en.wikipedia.org
Broken Homes - Wikipedia
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
AI FTW!
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
26 August 2025, 07:49. BT Tower.
Dramatically overcast sky. Houses. Head of BT Tower, generating a golden vortex of energy that lights up the clouds and the sky. If anyone still doubted what powers the sun, the answer is clear for everyone to see: the BT Tower.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Finnish is even better!
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yes! We met through the fascination with the BT Tower. :-) Also the terrifying AI generated slop version - they are terrifyingly good but also horrifyingly terrible at the same time. bsky.app/profile/kfri...
bsky.app
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
26 August 2025, 07:48. BT Tower.
Dramatic sky, clouds illuminated by sun. Red traffic light in the foreground, empty crossing. White townhouses on the right. In the distance, behind some lower buildings, the head of the BT Tower, hazy looking and backlighted by the clouded sun.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The BT mothership is coming to land.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
28 July 2025, 08:57. BT Tower.
Street view, cloudy day, light blue sky. In foreground, Lime bicycle parking lot. Man mounting a bike. Cars parked along tree-lined street. 

In distance, BT Tower a dark outline against the bright sky, the purple banner just about visible, reading ”You did us proud”. Previous day, the Lionesses won the UEFA women’s Euro final against Spain. The BT Tower knows. It knows everything.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fantastic and fact-based article, thanks!
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Not sure I see the climbing cockroach in this one. And yet…
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
9?!? When did that happen. He’s just a pup. 🥳🫶
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Is that teeny tiny little BT tower in the bottom right hand corner of the skyline (hidden behind the alt text button)?
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
21 July 2025, 18:54. BT Tower.
Bright blue sky with streaks of cloud. 
China Town. Cheerful red festive lanterns stringed up as bunting over the street. In the far distance, ever-present, the BT Tower.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
18 July 2025, 19:01. BT Tower.
Fitzrovia street view. Beautiful light blue sky with a scattering of wispy clouds. Scaffolded buildings on right, modern apartment block on left. Tall black outline of street light in foreground right. In the distance, the BT Tower, proud in the evening sunlight.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Never gonna catch on.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
3 May 2025, 11:30. BT Tower.
Dramatic grey sky over grey Thames water. London Eye in far distance. Centre image, Millbank Tower, reflected in the water. In the far, far distance, on the left, the BT Tower’s tiny head peeking out behind the Tate glass dome.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
😆
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
😢
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
And a Sheltie! 😍😍😍 Good thing he has another sheepdog to keep him company.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
13 March 2025, 07:58. BT Tower.
A London Underground sign. A cream wall, with graffiti tags. Behind the wall, the outline of a large naked tree, trunk covered in ivy. Playful BT Tower peeks out between the branches.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our Merle does the same! The cats aren’t impressed but tolerate her.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
12 March 2925, 09:18. BT Tower.
View of Blackfriars Bridge. It’s a grey day. The sky is covered by a grey fluffy duvet of cloud. All colours are washed out - except for the purple banner of the BT Tower, in the far distance, ever watching the city. Except you can tell even her heart isn’t really in it, today.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Fan_tas_tic.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
7 March 2025, 17:04. BT Tower.
Gloomy late afternoon. Dramatical, blue cloud cover. Foreground left, mysteriously lit up arch, leading to “…chbone …uare”. Foreground right, tall black looming lamp post. Naked trees, modern apartment building, typical London houses and store fronts

In the centre, as is its wont, the BT Tower, its illuminated purple mono-eye ever watching the city.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Yesterday, I asked for test evidence. Answer? “I tested it on my machine.”
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
20 January 2025, 08:14. BT Tower.
View of the Thames from the south bank. Barge. Blackfriars Bridge and station. Multiple construction cranes, as always. Everything is a dark blue grey, dark grey water, blue bridge, dark blue grey clouds. In the far distance. The BT Tower, it’s purple glowing eye ever watching, watching, watching.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Omg this is literally the best suggestion I’ve heard all week.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
14 January 2025, 07:08. BT Tower.
A photo of Blackfriars Bridge, from inside Blackfriars station. The sun reflected in the metal chairs on the platform. People busily crossing the bridge in both directions. Looking very very closely, in the centre of the photo, in the far distance, one can just about see the head of the BT Tower peaking out behind a concrete tower block.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
20 December 2024, 14:58. BT Tower.
Dramatic image of street view with BT Tower towering in the distance, as is it’s wont. In foreground, lamp post with one-way sign and 20 mph speed restriction. Parked silver van. Dramatic blue clouded sky.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
17 December 2024, 07:42. BT Tower.
London street, lined by dark naked trees. 

In the distance, the grey BT Tower against a dramatic grey sky. Its bright purple banner greeting commuters with a cheerful ’Good Morning London’. 

In the foreground, a freshly painted parking space for e-scooters and bikes, packed full with Forest and Lime bikes. Scattering of parked cars in the distance.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
3 December 2024, 16:25. BT Tower.
Night time. London street view. Theatre in foreground. Outlines of naked tree branches. Street lights. A scattering of people in the street. In the very far distance, the outline of the BT Tower.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
28 November 2024, 08:03. BT Tower.
View of River Thames and Blackfriars bridge train station. Cloud free day. Two big white cranes behind bridge. BT tower visible in distance
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Groan
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
24 November 2024. 12:44. BT Tower.
Grey sky. Street corner, street sign reads Seymour Place. Colourful window decorations on corner shop window. BT Tower just visible in far distance.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
22 November 3024, 14:25. BT Tower.
Beautiful, clear autumn day in London.  Eclectic collection of deep red brick houses. Dormers, chimney stacks, old TV antennas. You can just see Mary Poppins landing on the roof any minute now. 

BT Tower feeling playful, it’s purple head and mono eye peeking out behind the roofs.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
22 November 2024, 14:21. BT Tower.
Street view. Afternoon. Clear sky. London black can in foreground. BT Tower as always hovering in the background.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Groan
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
19 November 2024, 18:23. BT Tower.
Night time view. Great Portland Street Station. Cars waiting at red light. Brightly lit BT Tower poking up behind station. 

Star burst flares from all street lights, headlights and BT tower banner.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
There’s a hotel across the street - but virtually all of Folkestone is walking distance, ish.
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kif @kroker42.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
What’s a USB drive? 🤔🫣😆
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