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London Eye 25th Anniversary

Colin Jordan ● 26d17 Comments

Keith - Thank you I had not heard of this, although it must have been mentioned when the London Eye was built.  It would have been quite an experience for people in those days.

David Marles ● 23d

I’m with you on this one David!

Georgina Flint ● 24d

I was refering to the fact that yoibsaid you were scared when you first went on it,David.There was a 94m high wheel in the 1890's' in London.

Keith Iddon ● 24d

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Buses_route_RV1Presumably because it wasn't being used enough.  It seems it was used for testing.

Philippa Bond ● 24d

Keith - Not sure to what you refer but, if it is balloon ascents from Vauxhall Gardens, I guess vertigo/acrophobia would also have kicked in.

David Marles ● 24d

Such a shame that our hapless Mayor, via TfL, canned the best bus route in London, the RV1 which round from the base of the London Eye. A wonderful, electric bus, circular tourist route the ran from covent garden out past the festival hall and back again.

N V Brooks ● 24d

If you were scared of the modern wheel,what would you have felt in the 19th century on that was there?

Keith Iddon ● 24d

It's 109 metres to the top. The view is about 7 mins. Not a lot of time but the experience in my view is better than the eye.

Julian Pavey ● 25d

I got on it for nothing in early 2000 - a sort of soft opening - and I was so scared that I sat on the seat in the middle of the cabin and tried to take pictures between the other passengers.I seem to recall that each cabin had an attendant - How long did that last?

David Marles ● 25d

It's called lift 109 because that is how many seconds the view is available for.

Mark Frost ● 25d

https://marksbarfield.com/projects/projects-featured/If you haven't been on the London Eye you may well have been on another of their projects - which is local to us in west London!Congratulations Julia and so sorry David isn't still here to share this with you.

Philippa Bond ● 25d

The Millennium Wheel was designed to be a temporary structure which could be dismantled and re-erected elsewhere but has become such a successful tourist attraction that its permission has been extended.You can book tickets online instead of having to queue and has been designed to be a lot more accessible than the majority of other structures in London!https://www.londoneye.com/media/1ksm3ac2/coca-cola-london-eye-press-pack.pdf

Philippa Bond ● 26d

I think I'd rather a spin on the wheel than fly with Ryan Air

David Burke ● 26d

Much better is lift 109 at Battersea power station

Julian Pavey ● 26d

A half hour ride with a two hour queue for a ticket.

Keith Iddon ● 26d

Nice picture Colin.I was looking at that scene just a week ago ... and it's construction was certainly a feat of engineering.I chose instead to go on a boat trip from Westminster to Greenwich and back. The sights were stunning,loads of flats and apartments and no evidence of any docks ... although we were told that London's Docks were once the largest in the world.Most of the down river apartments are apparently owned by foreign investors.London is waiting for your visit!PS Colin: presumably you're signed up to : newchiswickw4.com to be able to post your image.  A facility we were able to do more easily on the Forum 15 years ago.

Jim Lawes ● 26d

You can fly to Spain cheaper than a spin on that wheel

Julian Pavey ● 26d