Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner at no 46 Lime Street

at no 46 Lime Street

View of wash house court

' A gentleman buys from a strawberry seller

Dartmouth Street

The musical show set in the 1950s is touring the provinces before going into London's West End

Captain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car mb-artist Jason_Buckner at no 46 Lime StreetCaptain George Eyston's 'Thunderbolt' car, 1937. Eyston set three Land Speed Records in this car at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, the fastest being 357. 49 mph on 16th September, 1938. The record changed hands several times between Eyston and fellow Briton John Cobb in the late 1930s. Here the car is seen partially assembled, surrounded by mechanics and onlookers.