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alexmuir
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Registered: January 2010
Location: Glasgow, Scotland.
Posts: 2,458
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Sun, 18, October, 2020 4:06pm
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This is the print I received from Ian. It is printed from a negative produced in 1951, and gives a great impression of this historic event. Were any FADU members there??
Alex.
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Tony Marlow
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Registered: September 2008
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Sun, 18, October, 2020 6:12pm
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I went there on the back of a lorry when kid with my uncles who were working on the project. I went on the big drum where you stood against the wall as it spinned round. When the speed was enough the floor dropped away and you stuck to the wall like a fly. When I got out I was sick! I did go to the south bank on a school visit and stood under the skylon and explored the dome of discovery. No I’ll effects this time, ice cream and sweets were in short supply then and rationed.
Tony
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CambsIan
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Registered: June 2011
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Sun, 18, October, 2020 7:35pm
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Hi Tony,
If the Skylon is what I suspect it was (a cigar shaped pylon) then I think I might have a negative of that as well.
Ian
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Tony Marlow
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Mon, 19, October, 2020 9:56am
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That's right Ian it is the cigar shaped pylon. Suspended 50ft off the ground and reaching 300ft up in the air it was quite a sight then. It was lit up internally at night so iut would look as if it was floating in the air but we left before nightfall.
Tony
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alexmuir
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Registered: January 2010
Location: Glasgow, Scotland.
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Sun, 1, November, 2020 2:58pm
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Thanks for sharing your memories, Tony. Since Ian sent me this print, I have seen some other views of the Pleasure Gardens. We could use something like it now.
Alex
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