The Ride of Life

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This was a project we started building in the late 1980s. The developer of the shopping centre cancelled it in 1990, so they never installed it. Most of it went into storage and then...

A lot of people worked on the ride. The initial idea is credited to Tim Hunkin, Andy Plant and Paul Spooner. Other people who made parts, in alphabetical order: Brian Buckley, Lucy Casson, Ron Fuller, Andy Hazell, Rex Garrod, Steve Gumbley, Michael Howard, Bob Pendered, Jane Revitt, Guy Richardson, Les Sharpe, John White, Greville White, Tom Wilkinson, Ali Wood and many others.
Some more background.
The Cafe scene from the Ride of Life.
This video is an item from the regional BBC news programme, Look North. It features artists who were based in Hebden Bridge and was made after the ride had been cancelled.
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