While I was in town I walked up to the bus station to check out the preparations for tomorrows big Passion Play. Because it is Preston Guild year the whole town is putting on this massive play which will be televised tomorrow on BBC1 at 12 noon. Fern Britain is the narrator.
The main live part is taking place on the bus station concourse & they were preparing today ..you can see one of the cameras here ! There is a final rehearsal this evening. I think some of it has been already filmed in the train station & I wish I had been there as they decorated it as in war time, would have been a good photo.
The powers that be have been trying to knock this bus station down for ages but it is a bit of an iconic building & might even be listed now !!
Well whatever next?! The bus station eh? You're right the railway station would look great all decorated but I've spent many a happy (and also just many an hour!) waiting for the bus home from there. I'm thinking stand 12?? And of course going to and from further afield so I have a bit of a soft spot for it - ugly but not really spoiling the surrounding area which isn't an oil painting either! Just going to ring my mum now to tell her to put the telly on tomorrow lunchtime... BTW - Can't complain about that sky!!
I've heard about the debate whether to demolish this bus station or not on national radio but I haven't seen it for myself until now, I think it could go!
@bpaquette Oh it was very cutting edge in it's day Barbara but unfortunately hasn't got a very happy history as it has been a suicide destination in the past.
@maggiemae No all free but you have to have tickets just for the numbers. I'm not going as I live quite a few miles from Preston but now it's arrived I wish I was going. You could join in as part of the pay at different levels, singing, part of the crowd or more.
@maggiemae No Maggiemae, Preston in Lancashire. Port Talbot is in Wales but there are many Passion plays on tomorrow it's just that the Preston one is going to be on the main TV channel tomorrow live at lunchtime. Thank you for your interest !!!
Beautiful sky color and great linear lines here, Pat. I love the shot with that other camera in it! How exciting to spot it and too bad that you missed the earlier shooting...I know that you would have gotten some great candids.
Oh wow...sounds like a major production about to take place! Great shot of the set prep and the historic bus depot, Pat. Sorry you're too far away to make it back as an extra ~ it might have been your big break into show biz! :)
Thinking on Bus stations...Besides Stockport..the two worst where Angels fear to tread of which i have passed i have passed through are Brum...and Rochdale. And oh yes have a happy easter....
