"Watkin's Wembley folly: London's 'Eiffel Tower' that" Topic
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Tango01 | 13 Aug 2020 1:09 p.m. PST |
…never was "Before Wembley got its world famous football stadium, a Victorian railway magnate had even grander plans to turn the borough's marshy fields into London's answer to the Eiffel Tower.
Sir Edward Watkin's plan was simple but ambitious – build the tallest structure in the world. The railway magnate had been inspired by the 984ft (300m) tall Eiffel Tower, which was unveiled beside the River Seine in 1889. He wanted London to have one of its own…"
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Amicalement Armand
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Tango01 | 13 Aug 2020 1:12 p.m. PST |
What is going on…?… my threads go to forums I don't choose… Like this Carlista one… Amicalement Armand |
Zephyr1 | 13 Aug 2020 9:15 p.m. PST |
Maybe the TMP Bug is having babies…? ;-) |
Tango01 | 14 Aug 2020 12:55 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!…. Amicalement Armand |
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