Monthly Archives: October 2009

Verdon-Roe’s new Lea Valley plane fails to leave ground

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Last July I wrote about the centenary of the first British flight which took place in the Lea Valley.
Flight pioneer Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, working from a railway arch on Walthamstow Marshes managed to get a few feet off the ground on 13 July 1909.
At the celebration held in front of the arch, Eric Verdon- Roe unveiled an exact replica of his grandfather’s Roe I Triplane. This was the first all British aeroplane.
This week the aircraft was tested at RAF Woodvale but sadly failed to get off the ground.
Apparently the plane was slightly heavier than the original.
See page 108.
Last July I wrote about the centenary of the first British flight which took place in the Lea Valley.
Flight pioneer Sir Alliott Verdon-Roe, working out of a railway arch on Walthamstow Marshes, managed to get a few feet off the ground on 13 July 1909.
At the celebration held in front of the arch, Eric Verdon-Roe unveiled a replica of his grandfather’s aircraft -the first all British plane.
This week the replica was tested at RAF Woodvale but sadly failed to get off the ground. Apparently the rebuild was slightly heavier than the original.
See page 108.

Fantastic Mr Fox brought to life in Lea Valley

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I am interested to discover that the new film Fantastic Mr Fox was made the Three Mills Studios.

This is another major feat to add to the long list of inventions and creations in the Lea Valley.

The studios up to now have been known for Kavanagh QC, Bad Girls, Footballers’ Wives and, of course, the original Big Brother.

Incidently, the approach to Three Mills from Bromley-by-Bow Station is about to be improved by the rebuilding of Tesco.

See pages 119 and 120.