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A close-up photograph of the blue 'Obby 'Oss and teazer at Padstow's 'Obby 'Oss dance, in 1982.
(two copies of this photo)

Padstow 'Obby 'Oss street parade in the spring of 1983.

NO PHOTO FOUND (2015-10-21)

Birchall's steam-driven grand riding school roundabout. Copied from a postcard dated Portscatho 15 Octob er 1905 and addressed to Mr J Cooke (?), SG Ombra (?), Marvin's Yard, Cowes, Isle of Wight:

"Dear Uncle Jack,
How would you like this outside…

Captain Rowland's Bioscope and Organ. Performing Lions and Moving Pictures!

Steam-driven roundabout Riding School Birchalls.

Steam-driven roundabout.

Gibson Copyright. Midsummer Fair at the Quay Penzance, discontinued about 1881. The Harbour Office is situated near Trinity House Store.

This is probably the source of the poor quality print CUST 10OF 025.

Shops: Flening Cabinet Maker; Oppeneims Furnishing Davy Wine & Spirits, T Levin's

Modern copy of an old photo. Record of opening Alexandra Road by Princess Alexandra 1865. Richards photograph. Monument now at entrance to Rugby Ground

Sailing boats with nets drying. Abbey slip and church behind.

Fairground ride: The steam-driven Chairoplane

'Limonaire Frs' French fairground organ.

Built at White City, Shepherd's Bush, London and opened by King George V (the Prince of Wales) on 14th May 1908 for the Franco British Exhibition and Olympic Games which Britain organised the same year.
Supplied by the 100 year-old Cleveland Bridge…

Foreground: Peper's swings.

Middleground: T Whiteleggs Easyrider, Tom Rowlands Dodgems.

Background (Left to Right): A James Big Wheel, D Rowlands Waltzers, J Rowlands Big Wheel & Waltzer.

Gavioli Fairground Organ on the right. Showmans Engine "The Cornishman" rear left. Price of admission 3d. Keling Gray's "Doncaster Butterscotch" advertised as 3 bars a penny.

c1900 photograph of the fair which was built up in Newlyn Coombe at Paul Feast.