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New
décor to rounding boards, bottom shutters, handrails and
pillars
for Folly
Farm’s rebuilt Waltzer
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Recently redecorated.
Domes, Rounding Boards & Droppers on Ashley's Gallopers
Photograph courtesy of Stephen Smith |
Whites Board
- before
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Whites Board
- after |
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Key Marenghi Organ Front -
before
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Key Marenghi Organ Front -
after
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Ashley
Gallopers Centre Shutter - before
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Ashley
Gallopers Centre Shutter - after
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Decoration
of Replica Gavioli Organ Front
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Halstead
ride completely restored by us
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Galloper
Horse
Painted for the Showman's Guild War Memorial
at National Memorial Tamworth
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key Gaudin Concert Organ for Show Organ Society
A rare example imported and reduced in size
in 1960’s by George Parmley
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Extension
front for Folly Farm Speedway
Copied from the original 1937 work by A.S.Howell,
of Orton and Spooner,
using photographs of the ride when new. |
Folly Farm Speedway
Crow's Original Decoration |
Folly Farm Speedway
Restored |
Domes
for Ashley’s Gallopers
To finish off the rounding boards and droppers
restored earlier. Copied form original decoration.
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BEN
HUR
Restoration of a Ben Hur scene by scenic artists
employed by Savages in 1890,
on canvas from the centre of Ayres Gallopers. Hidden for years
under many layers of paint. |
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FIGURES
Splendid trio of organ figures from the organ in the centre
of Ayres Gallopers.
The movements were mended by organ builder Andrew Whitehead,
before stripping and repainting by Vicky Postlethwaite.
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BOTTOM
CENTRE SHUTTERS
Two panels from the set of bottom centre shutters from Ayres
Gallopers.
The tiger is an original by Fred Packer, cleaned and restored,
the bear is one of three new animal portraits. |
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GALLOPER
SHIELDS
A very rare set of shields which
would have covered the joint between the rounding boards on
a roundabout.
Possibly unique, they were damaged and covered in layers of
paint,
the original Wild West themed portraits and beautiful carved
frames have been successfully restored. |
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Lovely old rounding board from
Ashley's Galloping Horse Roundabout (owned by Jack Schofield)
The colours and style have been carefully reproduced from
the original worn out decoration. |
Rounding Board from a Juvenile
Roundabout |
