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Andy Barnard at the former Aust ferry terminal

When Bob Dylan came to Gloucestershire

BBC Gloucestershire's Andy Barnard visits the Gloucestershire location where one of the most well-known Dylan images was photographed.

Martin Scorsese's remarkable documentary "No Direction Home - Bob Dylan" was screened on BBC2 in September 2005.

It drew from hundreds of hours of unseen footage and rare recordings, in-depth interviews and revealing photographs to tell the compelling story of one of the greatest ever singer-songwriters.

But did you know one of the most famous images of Bob Dylan is a photograph that was taken here in Gloucestershire?

Barry Feinstein's famous shot of Dylan standing at the Aust ferry terminal taken in 1966 has been used on all the publicity material for the programme, and also features on the cover of the accompanying soundtrack, book, and on the Bob Dylan official website.

Bob Dylan (Photo: Barry Feinstein)

Bob Dylan in Aust, 1966 (Photo: Barry Feinstein)

The image was once voted among the "top five rock photographs of all time" and was taken in May 1966, the day after Dylan had been booed offstage for playing electric guitar for the first time - at the Colston Hall in Bristol.

Andy Barnard in Aust

Andy Barnard follows in the footsteps of Dylan.

In those days the ferry was the only way to get across the Severn Estuary from England to Wales (without driving miles out of the way through Gloucester) and Bob was on his way to the next gig in the tour in Cardiff.

39 years on BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Andy Barnard recreated the famous photo. See if you can tell which shot is of the iconic rock god who many people say was one of the most influencial musicians of the 20th Century - and which one is Bob Dylan!

last updated: 11/02/2009 at 12:12
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Jane
I remember using the ferry with my parents as a child going to wales every year and seeing a mini nearly sliding into the water

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