Amusement rides
Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:
Dave Skidmore Collection
This collection contains colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Dave Skidmore.
David Braithwaite Collection
This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.
David Cheverill Collection
Colour and black and white photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill and a piece of correspondence.
Decorative Comic Drawings for Fairground Ride, c1900 - 1929
Series of humorous sketches designed to decoratethe rounding boards on a fairground ride.
Decorative Drawings for Juvenile Fairground Ride, c1930 - 1949
Sketches of various scenes designed to decorate the rounding boards of a juvenile fairground ride.
Decorative Frieze Drawing, c1875 - 1899
Section of Design for a decorative frieze.
Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts, c1880 - 1939
Drawings for ride fronts, shows and carts, including Chamberlain’s show front carved by W.E. Hilton, Bostock’s show front, chalk rubbing for window design, centre pay box for organs, Ghost trains, Corrigan’s front entrance, Smart and Elson sign, Frank Codona’s Speedway, Egyptian Helter Skelter design and Parry’s Famous Shows front.
Design for Basket Lifting Ride, c1880 - 1889
Design for early basket lifting ride, with letters and numbers. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a heavily decorated column capital, signe C.S. Spooner Burton on the shield. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds and profuse folliage, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds, profuse folliage and other animal shapes, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Dodgem Rail, 1937
Design for dodgem rail showing Art Deco style decorations and Geo. Orton Sons & Spooner Burton on Trent stamp. Pencil on paper.
Design for Jack and Jill Slide, c1920 - 1939
Design for Jack and Jill front for Arthur Holland slide, showing a boy and a girl falling forward and a well on top left. Pencil on paper.
Design for John Collins' Globe of Death, c1920 - 1939
Design for John Collins' globe of death procenium, showing frontage structure and lettering. Pencil on paper.
Design for Juvenile Paybox, 1933
Design for a fairground ride paybox shown from front, top and reverse. Pencil on paper.
Design for Large Noah's Ark, c1930 - 1939
Sketch of a Noah's Ark platform with dimensions. Pencil on paper.
Design for Monorail Carriages, c1920 - 1939
Design for monorail carriages and steamline carriages, drawn to scale. Pencil on paper.
Design for Mr. William Davies Top Motion Gallopers, March 1892
Desing for Mr. William Davies top motion gallopers showing different section details, drawn to scale with annotations and dimensions. Pen and ink on paper.
Design for No.1 Water Dodgem Buffers, 11 March 1928
Design for No.1 water dodgem buffers, showing the perimeter of the ride, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Design for No.21 Noah's Ark, c1930 - 1939
Design for No.21 Noah's Ark rafters, with dimensions and annotations. Pencil on paper.