Someone mentioned to me the great blue whale 'Jonah' had sailed onto this site. Anyone doubting this monster visited Sheffield... well its true. And if you actually saw him you aren't mad and weren't dreaming . Jonah was a 70ft 70 ton blue whale that toured the UK for almost 20 years ona 100ft lorry. He was landed off Trondheim in 1952, toured Europe, then crossed the channel.

I've just spend 3 years tracking down his story and writing a book (The Barnsley Whale - the true story of the world's firsat inland whale hunt) about this wierd phenomena that most people don't believe happened...

For the full story see www.bigwhaleonalorry.com

Originally posted by StatisTYKE
for the full story see www.bigwhaleonalorry.com

:) I just love that website address. :P

Nomme

remember seeing it on the moor as a child many years ago,there was als a chip shop just off the moor with a monkey in the out house you could buy nuts for a half penny to feed it through the bars..sorry cant help with the yeat the whale was on show but it was a vwry long time ago,outside the travellers rest pub i think

Didn't see the whale, but I did see 'Half-Safe' on the Moor. Anybody else see it? (serious post)

What was 'half safe?'

hi
i saw the whale it must have 1950 ish
the monkeys name was judy

Someone mentioned to me the great blue whale 'Jonah' had sailed onto this site. Anyone doubting this monster visited Sheffield... well its true. And if you actually saw him you aren't mad and weren't dreaming . Jonah was a 70ft 70 ton blue whale that toured the UK for almost 20 years ona 100ft lorry. He was landed off Trondheim in 1952, toured Europe, then crossed the channel.

I've just spend 3 years tracking down his story and writing a book (The Barnsley Whale - the true story of the world's firsat inland whale hunt) about this wierd phenomena that most people don't believe happened...

For the full story see www.bigwhaleonalorry.com

Yes I saw it, am sure I looked it in the mouth, I mean almost inside it.....long hairs coming down from the roof sort of thing.
I can almost smell it just thinking about it and I'm sure there was a thread about it sometime ago. (I posted on it)

Yes I saw it, it was at the bottom of the moor, can remember the long dangly things in it's mouth too. Must of been in 60s though I was only a little girl and I was born in 62

For the full story see www.bigwhaleonalorry.com

It says site not found :(

Teddie says:
"For the full story see www.bigwhaleonalorry.com
It says site not found "


I found something here :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hometruths/thewhaletale.shtml

This was the other thread (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=830&highlight=Jonah+whale) though