Goodbye Earls Court.

[mickle]

And farewell. Its to be demolished to make way for several thousand new homes. I saw the Royal Tournament there with my great aunty Edna C1972. And too many cycle industry trade shows to count. Sad.

 

[Aperitif]

I did a few shows there too. No parking spaces, but a firm 'paper lined' handshake worked wonders in the old days.

 

[dellzeqq]

those of us who queued for eight hours with our little darlings for the Harry Potter auditions think that demolition is too good for it.

 

[Cheddar George]

I always liked walking up to the main entrance, it was like a theatre and always gave me a sense of occasion, unlike the NEC which is like entering a large supermarket.

 

[ianrauk]

Used to love the Royal Tournament when I was a kid.
Was one of the reasons I wanted to join the Navy (but never did get round to it).

Also did a few gigs there as tour manager.

And of course the Boat Show, Ideal Home Show and Cycle Shows.

 

[Cheddar George]

Used to love the Royal Tournament when I was a kid.
Was one of the reasons I wanted to join the Navy (but never did get round to it).

Also did a few gigs there as tour manager.

And of course the Boat Show, Ideal Home Show and Cycle Shows.

As a young boy i was fascinated by the field gun competition.

 

[Archie_tect]

Never been or even passed by it, or Olympia, or the NEC at Birmingham, but I am curious to hear how far Dell's children got through the process and whether the ones who won the parts went through the same slog?

 

[laurence]

i've seen some great gigs there and exhibitions... it also hosted the volleyball in the Olympics and i have very fond memories of that.

sad to see it go really.

 

[Aperitif]

those of us who queued for eight hours with our little darlings for the Harry Potter auditions think that demolition is too good for it.

I suppose an apt title for this actress post could be:
'Her. Me. Only badly.'

 

[accountantpete]

I saw Led Zep there in 1975 - crap venue and TBH the band were well into the "crawling up their own a***s phase.

 

[dellzeqq]

Never been or even passed by it, or Olympia, or the NEC at Birmingham, but I am curious to hear how far Dell's children got through the process and whether the ones who won the parts went through the same slog?

just the one. She got to the last 50 (out of 20,000) but they chose someone who didn't audition. A useful lesson.

 

[Archie_tect]

That's pretty good going Dell, but as you say it's 'who you know' most of the time! Did that kill any further acting ambition?

 

[biggs682]

many a motor show attended there along with a couple where worked as well

an iconic building

 

[asterix]

The idea was to construct a show centre to rival any other in the world, and to dominate the nearby Olympia exhibition hall. It was designed by Detroit architect C. Howard Crane.

That was in the mid-1930s. Perhaps it is an excellent idea to knock the whole thing down and see if we can 'construct a show centre to rival any other in the world'. After the success of the Olympics we ought to be very good at it!

 

[Archie_tect]

All depends how much money you can throw at it...