Built inside the Old Market in Brentford, Chiswick (London, England), Rolling Thunder was one of the first wave of British skateparks to be made in the late 1970s.
Designed by Richard Wrigley (co-designer of London's first skatepark – Skate City), it was built by Mayway Construction Ltd.[1] Building started early in 1978 but the park did not open officially till September 1978 due to various setbacks such as a water mains bursting.
[2] The park covered some 3,000 square meters and was unusual for the time in that it was a series of interlinking bowls, banks and half pipes that could be ridden individually or as part of a whole.
The first Northern California indoor skatepark and outdoor vert ramp was open late 7 days a week.
Rolling Thunder also sponsored and nurtured riders in the CASL (California Amateur Skateboard League) including such infamous NorCal skaters as Mike Pennings and Jeff Ward.