A whale visited Brentford in 1961?
Did you see the Sunday Times today?Lots of coverage about this week's sad story..and then ...amongst the many photos.... I saw a Bridge arch that look familiar! It was Kew Bridge!Looking through the arch one could recognise Strand on the Green. It seems that in 1961 this previous whale had passed under Kew Bridge to the Brentford side and had perished opposite ...on the Surrey Bank.Didn't Arfa Foster see it or was he too pickled at the time!!So here is the text extract from Sunday Times..on-line.""Whales have swum up the Thames to London many times over the years — but never before to such support and sympathy. The last time such a large whale ventured so far upstream was in 1961 when a 16ft minke whale was spotted around Kew Bridge.On that occasion the creature was regarded as dangerous after overturning a dinghy and drowning a man.Instead of being rescued, the whale was followed by police launches who warned people to keep clear until it died.""
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