#OnThisDay in 1873 between 20,000 and 25,000 people came to Wilton Foresters’ Fete to see the great tightrope walker Blondin walk a 60ft high tightrope.
Admission was 1 shilling
Blondin cooked and ate bacon and eggs on the rope
#OnThisDay in 1873 between 20,000 and 25,000 people came to Wilton Foresters’ Fete to see the great tightrope walker Blondin walk a 60ft high tightrope.
Admission was 1 shilling
Blondin cooked and ate bacon and eggs on the rope