FWJ Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Quick question. It’s been about 30 years since I was last up it. Friends from up north want to visit and I see it’s now all by organised tours. It says you can visit the ‘third floor’ viewing platform - is that the very top, really narrow one, I seem to remember that being the fourth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 21 minutes ago, FWJ said: Quick question. It’s been about 30 years since I was last up it. Friends from up north want to visit and I see it’s now all by organised tours. It says you can visit the ‘third floor’ viewing platform - is that the very top, really narrow one, I seem to remember that being the fourth? I don't think the upper stairways would allow me access any more. It was awfy narrow when I went up as a skinny teenager and wasn't built for those of a more 'prosperous' frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 8 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: I don't think the upper stairways would allow me access any more. It was awfy narrow when I went up as a skinny teenager and wasn't built for those of a more 'prosperous' frame. I know what you mean! My memory is that the first flight (in a ‘leg’) was fairly wide, the second flight got narrower, the third (in the centre of the monument) was wider and then the fourth was really narrow and people couldn’t cross so there was lots of going back up or down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 (edited) I took the bairns up to the top when they were younger. Not long before the 5-1 final, iirc. It's certainly narrow at the top but not enough to cause problems. A bit of politeness and give and take with others will see you okay. Ps. They limit how many are in at one time to make sure there isn't a bottleneck. Edited March 8 by martoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Think I was 16 (over 45 years ago🥺) when I went up, right to the top. It was really narrow, but what I really remember, ws a small step down onto the platform. The whole height made me giddy and I actually had to hold on whilst taking the 6" step dowm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Can remember it as a kid, really claustrophobic and tight at the top. Would love to go back up again one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I flicked fruit pastilles off the top as a teenager..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 21 minutes ago, Tazio said: Familiar. Exact scene that popped into my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Never been up it but I mind walking past years ago and getting hit on the head with a fruit pastelle. Bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Duncan Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 2 hours ago, Der Kaiser said: I flicked fruit pastilles off the top as a teenager..... 1 hour ago, been here before said: Never been up it but I mind walking past years ago and getting hit on the head with a fruit pastelle. Bizarre. Is there any other food that changes its spelling mid-flight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 47 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Is there any other food that changes its spelling mid-flight? Do you mean mid-flyte? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 50 minutes ago, Jim_Duncan said: Is there any other food that changes its spelling mid-flight? Yes. Savoury rolls on flights across the Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Duncan Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 6 minutes ago, redjambo said: Yes. Savoury rolls on flights across the Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canscot Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Went up it in my late teens. I was only about 8 stone at that time and seem to remember having to squirm my way out the access door at the top. My gut feeling is if you are any more that 10 stone, you might have trouble. But then again, maybe it is my old brain playing tricks on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, Canscot said: Went up it in my late teens. I was only about 8 stone at that time and seem to remember having to squirm my way out the access door at the top. My gut feeling is if you are any more that 10 stone, you might have trouble. But then again, maybe it is my old brain playing tricks on me! Was up in the 70s, 17 stone now, might get stuck😧. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 7 hours ago, Canscot said: Went up it in my late teens. I was only about 8 stone at that time and seem to remember having to squirm my way out the access door at the top. My gut feeling is if you are any more that 10 stone, you might have trouble. But then again, maybe it is my old brain playing tricks on me! The Glenfinnan Monument is even worse - a low guardrail too. Not really for the faint-hearted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 My most surreal moment was being at the top of the leaning tower of Pisa. Very disorientating to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canscot Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, Harry Potter said: Was up in the 70s, 17 stone now, might get stuck😧. I know the feeling. I would be fortunate to last long enough without having a heart attack going up the stairs! Another though. HTF would the paramedics get you out of there if thathappened?😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 31 minutes ago, Canscot said: I know the feeling. I would be fortunate to last long enough without having a heart attack going up the stairs! Another though. HTF would the paramedics get you out of there if thathappened?😂 Better avoiding it bud, 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 2 hours ago, Harry Potter said: Better avoiding it bud, 👍. Did you help to build it Potter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 14 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: Did you help to build it Potter ? No, i was a bairn when it was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroondevo52 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 First time me and my mates went up to the top about 55 years ago some nutcase came screaming up the stairs shouting he was going to throw us over, nearly shat myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 08/03/2024 at 11:44, FWJ said: Quick question. It’s been about 30 years since I was last up it. Friends from up north want to visit and I see it’s now all by organised tours. It says you can visit the ‘third floor’ viewing platform - is that the very top, really narrow one, I seem to remember that being the fourth? It's open now. Looks like you don't need to be on a tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said: It's open now. Looks like you don't need to be on a tour. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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