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#850 John The Giant Whale Called Jonah in Leeds

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When I were little my Dad took me to see this giant whale that had come to Leeds. They called it Jonah. I think it were touring all the north of England. Maybe the whole country. They had it where bus station is now. It were waste land. But there was also a slaughterhouse there. And they had the whale on a trolly. It were an attraction. There used to be attractions all over then. You went up the steps to have a look. It smelt terrible.

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The story of a childhood memory of a giant touring whale attraction in Leeds.