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I have never been to Cheshire Oaks before and, as Phil is in need of a few new items of clothing we decided to go on a bit of an adventure. I can truly say it was incredibly disappointing and an utter waste of our time. They supposedly also have the UK's largest Christmas Tree but it was fake. Took a photo of the carousel (it wasn't working). I went on one of these when I was a kid and, for some reason, it scared the beejesus out of me and I've never been keen since!
Philadelphia Toboggan Factory Carousel #62, built in 1922 and housed in the Looff Hippodrome (built in 1916) on Santa Monica Pier, California. It has 44 original hand carved and painted horses which were restored in 1990. This is the carousel featured in the movie "The Sting" starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. In 1939, the carousel was moved to the Santa Monica Pier from the old Ocean Park Pier to replace the original Looff carousel. (IMG_2576)
Ft. Edmonton Carousel is a replica of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) #40 carousel that Johnny Jones, an operator of the original Edmonton Exhibition, brought to Edmonton during the 1920s. Each horse on the carousel is hand-carved and hand-painted.
During December the city centre is filled with the wonderful smells of a huge german market which is fantastically christmassy - there's also this lovely carousel...
Six months after her last visit to the carousel at the Stonebriar Centre in Frisco, Laurel picked out the same horse to ride again. Kevin took this photo while I was being silly before the ride began.