I was looking for someone in the 1921 census, and their occupation was 'roundabout proprietor'.
I was thinking 'how can someone own a roundabout on a public road?' when I happened to glance at the next column which said 'fairground'.
Some people's brain cells work in mysterious ways.
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Thread: No - not that sort!
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25-11-2022, 5:34 PM #1
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No - not that sort!
Vulcan XH558 - “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
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25-11-2022, 7:56 PM #2
My brain thought fairground, then what type of roundabout, 1921 it would have been steam driven, so lots of colour and smells
Neil
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25-11-2022, 8:46 PM #3
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Galloping horses. https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=8_0a6G5dXkM
I know it says Victorian, but I don't think the gallopers really changed much in essence - only in the way they were powered - up until at least the early 1990s which was about the last time I went to the local May Fair.
ADDED: Just been scratching my head trying to think what was the ride that was similar to the Waltzer - it was the Whip. Took me years to pluck up the courage to go on them. My favourite used to be the Cakewalk. (Filmed at Skeggy, no less. ) https://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=jogbQyYyxSgVulcan XH558 - “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
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