On this Day 1964: Charity ‘Loch Ness monster’ roams Birmingham

OTD, April 9th, 1964…

A taste of Scotland in the West Midlands as ATV Midlands News reported on a ‘replica’ of the Loch Ness monster in Birmingham.

Created by university students who took the replica on a charity drive from Essex to Scotland and passed through Birmingham on the way. The ‘monster’ is towed behind a lorry. The students are seen with collecting tins to raise money for the Freedom from Hunger campaign.