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Edwards’ Dodgems at Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, Lifton, Devon

When they were new they had a standard 60 feet by 40 feet square-ended track. Like the Chariot Racer, they were built by Orton, Sons and Spooner, and first appeared in Edwards’ ownership in 1932. Over the years the Dodgems were rebuilt and have evolved as one of the biggest sets ever to travel, the track being 96 feet (29 metres) in length. The impressive painted scenery was added over the winter of 1953-54, built by Philip Tew of Croydon and decorated by Hall and Fowle of Balham, a partnership of Billy Hall and Fred Fowle.

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Edwards’ Super Sonic Skid at Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, Lifton, Devon

The Skid was another of the fast thrill rides built in the 1930s. This particular example was built by Robert Lakin of Streatham in 1937 for Hill Brothers of Bristol, but it stopped travelling when war broke out in 1939. Robert Edwards bought the Skid during the Second World War to open at the popular ‘Holiday at Home’ fairs in Swindon. Like the Dodgems and Chariot Racer, the Skid has been rebuilt over the years and had new scenery added in the 1950s, all decorated by Hall & Fowle.

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Author Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom
Camera location50° 39′ 24.33″ N, 4° 15′ 06.85″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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