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Daily Herald Photograph: Steeplejack suspended from a mast

National Science and Media Museum

National Science and Media Museum
Bradford, United Kingdom

One photograph of a steeplejack suspended on a flagstaff over Westminster Abbey. Caption on back reads: 'A most spectacular and thrilling sight was witnessed by Londoners today when a man was to be seen at work on the flag staff high above Westminster Abbey. It was Mr. W.N. Mackney, the London steeplejack, who is painting the flagstaff. Mr. Mackney who weights 15 stone 3lbs, is the heaviest man to climb a flag pole in the world. Photo shows- Mr Mackney shows the waterchers on the ground far below, how easy it is to work on a flag staff'. Includes crop marks. Dated May 18, no year.

Details

  • Title: Daily Herald Photograph: Steeplejack suspended from a mast
  • Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Fox Photos Ltd.

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