Wednesday 29 July 2015

C is for Children's Carousel


The roundabout on Hyde Market was manufactured by Halsteads of Sowerby Bridge in 1897 and has been operating here for more than a century.

When I photographed it three years ago the fare for a ride was only 50p but now it has doubled to £1.

A contribution to ABC Wednesday.
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown28 July 2015 at 21:58

    Oh wow....that has been a long time since i've seen one.... (my children are adults already)

    They always bring memories back to the top ;-)

    Thank you for this pleasant entry.

    Have a nice day

    ♫Mel☺dy♫ (ABC-W-Team)

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  2. William Kendall28 July 2015 at 22:06

    All things go up... and even at a pound, that seems reasonable.

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  3. Photo Cache29 July 2015 at 00:36

    This is not your typical carousel ride. So cool.

    My ABC WEDNESDAY

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  4. Leslie:29 July 2015 at 03:08

    That's truly an original....I want a ride on it! lol

    Leslie
    abcw Team

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  5. Roger Owen Green29 July 2015 at 19:12

    My daughter goes to the state museum carousel as often as possible!

    ROG, ABCW

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  6. Ann30 July 2015 at 15:19

    A very unique carousel!! My kids always enjoyed going.
    Ann

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  7. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪31 July 2015 at 02:00

    what a fancy carousel. I have seen only the horses, and occasionally small cars.

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  8. Anonymous6 August 2015 at 17:34

    I'll bring my grandchildren over immediately

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  9. Gordon Macconnell6 August 2015 at 20:16

    I seem to remember that when I was a child in Hyde many years ago, this 'carousel' was called 'the dobby horses'.

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