"London's big Eye still turning at 10"
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8555841.stm

I love the wheel - it's audacious and brilliant - who'd a thunk it'd
ever actually happen, a slice of the funfair ever so nearly opposite
Parliament, and yet it did. The latter is of course a bit of a neo-
Gothic theme park exhibit anyway. And then there's the rather
preposterous Tower Bridge down river too of course, which is great
too.

So, who's going to resurrect the somewhat outlandish idea of a cable
car link between Covent Garden and the South Bank?

(ObTransport - London Eye still refer to a ride as a "flight", a
legacy of the now discontinued BA sponsorship.)

"London's big Eye still turning at 10"
 

Mizter T wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8555841.stm

I love the wheel - it's audacious and brilliant - who'd a thunk it'd
ever actually happen, a slice of the funfair ever so nearly opposite
Parliament, and yet it did. The latter is of course a bit of a neo-
Gothic theme park exhibit anyway. And then there's the rather
preposterous Tower Bridge down river too of course, which is great
too.

So, who's going to resurrect the somewhat outlandish idea of a cable
car link between Covent Garden and the South Bank?

(ObTransport - London Eye still refer to a ride as a "flight", a
legacy of the now discontinued BA sponsorship.)

The Eye was only supposed to be there for a couple of years, wasn't it?

Re the cable car, where would you put its base by Covent Garden? Not a
lot of free space there.

"London's big Eye still turning at 10"
 

In message , redcat
writes

Re the cable car, where would you put its base by Covent Garden? Not a
lot of free space there.

I think the proposal (which dates back to 1995) was to incorporate it
into the rebuilding of the Royal Opera House. But it was a proposal that
never got off the ground, if you see what I mean.
--
Paul Terry

"London's big Eye still turning at 10"
 

"redcat" wrote in message

Mizter T wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8555841.stm

I love the wheel - it's audacious and brilliant - who'd a thunk it'd
ever actually happen, a slice of the funfair ever so nearly opposite
Parliament, and yet it did. The latter is of course a bit of a neo-
Gothic theme park exhibit anyway. And then there's the rather
preposterous Tower Bridge down river too of course, which is great
too.

So, who's going to resurrect the somewhat outlandish idea of a cable
car link between Covent Garden and the South Bank?

(ObTransport - London Eye still refer to a ride as a "flight", a
legacy of the now discontinued BA sponsorship.)

The Eye was only supposed to be there for a couple of years, wasn't
it?

The initial planning permission was for five years, but it was extended
without controversy. Luckily, it's been kept in good nick, rather than
being allowed to deteriorate like some other millennium celebratory
buildings.