Would you vote to see the Skylon in Newcastle?
By Paul Smith • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: news
Could Newcastle soon have a monument to dwarf the Angel of the North?
In 1951 the Festival of Britain saw London erect the Skylon; a thin, cigar-shaped 300 ft tower of metal and light. Winston Churchill saw to it that the structure was dismantled; now an architect wants to see it rebuilt in time for its sixtieth birthday.
Jack Pringle is leading a campaign to re-build the Skylon and wants the public to vote on where it should be resurrected. Amongst the possible locations listed on the Skylon website are four locations in London as well as Newcastle, Edinburgh and Cambridge.
“We believe that the time is now to re-build the Skylon,” says Pringle.
“We are approaching the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain and the creation of the Skylon. The re-creation of its most innovative structure would be a fitting way to commemorate this unique and exciting time in British history.”
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