Sydney Harbour Control Tower

The Sydney Harbour Control Tower oversaw vessel movements on Sydney Harbour, Australia from 1974 until 2011. It was demolished in 2016.

Sydney Harbour Control Tower
General information
Type	Tower
Address	Millers Point
Town or city	Sydney
Country	Australia
Opened	1974
Closed	2011
Demolished	2016
Owner	Roads & Maritime Services
Height	87 metres
Technical details
Material	Reinforced concrete
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Edwards Madigan Torzillo & Briggs
Developer	Maritime Services Board
Main contractor	Sabemo

History

The Sydney Harbour Control Tower was opened in 1974 by the Maritime Services Board as part of the redevelopment of Darling Harbour as a container port. The site was selected as it had views of all of the main shipping channels of Sydney Harbour. The 87 metre tower was built overlooking Walsh Bay and Darling Harbour. It had a cylindrical reinforced concrete column with a circular stainless steel and glass cabin with three floors.^[1]

With the transfer of container shipping operations to Port Botany, the tower closed in 2011, with ownership transferred from Roads & Maritime Services to the Barangaroo Delivery Authority in 2012.^[1][2] It was demolished in 2016 as part of the Barangaroo redevelopment.^[3][4][5]