Giant Ferris Wheel, Earl's Court
Construction work began on the wheel in March 1894 and it was opened to passengers in July 1895. It had a diameter of 300ft, weighed 1, 100 tons and a complete revolution took around twenty minutes. The wheel got stuck in May 1896 when passengers were stranded for four and a half-hours. It was demolished in 1906-7 because it was no longer profitable
Picture No
10694258
Media ID
45241186
Size
3568px x 5590px
(19.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library / Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1900
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