Crowd at Land's End waving off 82 yr old W J Lane

TRANS 30HG 028.tif

Title

Crowd at Land's End waving off 82 yr old W J Lane

Subject

Motorbike
Building General Groups
Anno

Description

Mr WJ Lane 82 years old start of his journey from Land's End to John O' Groats challenging newspaper report that claimed over 70s were too old to hold a Licence. He hoped to make the journey in 5 days (letter from Richards to Fox Photos)

Date

1951

Rights

Morrab Library

Identifier

TRANS 30HG 028

Coverage

Land's End

Building Name

Lands End Hotel

Period Costume

N

Individual Names

AA & RAC MAL 9

Geolocation