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Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 7:38 pm
by Hazman
Hi all,Can anyone remember way back in the 70s a whale on the back of a wagon tha was displayed in Leeds city crntre.I used to have a postcard of it.Just wondered if anyone else has one.It would be interesting to see it.I remember they had nicknamed the whale,Jonah!PS Sorry to Mork,started this on wrong forum,
Posted: Sat 22 Dec, 2007 8:35 pm
by drapesy
I remember this being talked about on the radio a while ago - I thought it was earlier than the 70s though.The whale was dead incidentally, and toured the country as a sort of travelling show. I think there might even have been more than one.
Posted: Sun 23 Dec, 2007 1:03 am
by jan8
I asked the same question back in September - "A Whale in Leeds ???", but mine was earlier. Use the search facility and just type in whale. Its true apparently. Check the address left there by JanC.Merry Christmas everyone.
Posted: Mon 24 Dec, 2007 1:06 pm
by Hazman
jan8 wrote: I asked the same question back in September - "A Whale in Leeds ???", but mine was earlier. Use the search facility and just type in whale. Its true apparently. Check the address left there by JanC.Merry Christmas everyone. No its def early 70s or maybe late 60scos I am not that old and I was talking about it to my mum on Saturday and she remembers taking us to see it!
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 9:42 am
by Hazman
Eureka!Seek and you shall find.I finally have the truth and apperently the whale still exists,Check these out.Isten to the podcastThats the postcard I had.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcest ... sale-29535
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 9:42 am
by Hazman
Eureka!Seek and you shall find.I finally have the truth and apperently the whale still exists,Check these out.Listen to the podcastThats the postcard I had.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcest ... sale-29535
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 10:10 am
by Reginal Perrin
Duplicate post.
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 10:11 am
by Reginal Perrin
There is an interesting book on this very subject and spookily enough about how the interest grew from one post on a Barnsley FC message board.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Barnsley-Whale- ... 161&sr=8-1
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 1:14 pm
by Chrism
I bet it stunk to high heaven!
Posted: Tue 30 Dec, 2008 1:19 pm
by Reginal Perrin
Chrism wrote: I bet it stunk to high heaven! Used to listen to James Whale on Radio Aire years ago, HE stank to high heaven.