Carter's Steam Fair

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Steam-powered gallopers (left); steam yachts (right)
Showman's engine generating electricity to power a ride; steam yachts in the background
A line-up of showman's engines, Pinkney's Green (May 2007)

Carter's Royal Berkshire Steam Fair is a travelling fair based in south-east England. The fair is known for restoring old amusement rides, showman's wagons and trucks, and has been featured on Antiques Roadshow. In 2011 the Carter family starred in ITN's reality series "Fairground Attractions" which followed the lives of three fairground families. In addition, a limited edition Corgi die-cast toy model of some vehicles and rides has been produced. The fair was established in 1976 by John Carter (1942-2000).

The fair has been featured in the films Hugo, The Krays, The End of the Affair and 28 Weeks Later.

Carter's Steam Fair is a travelling collection of rare working funfair rides, including Steam Gallopers, Steam Yachts, Divebomber, Chair-o-plane, Dodgems, Skid, Helter Skelter, Octopus and Ark.

Their operating base and restoration workshops are immediately adjacent to White Waltham Airfield, near Maidenhead, in Berkshire.

External audio
Audio soundscape of Carter's Steam Fair
Carter's Steam Fair visits Hersham in Surrey: among the general background hubbub, rock'n'roll plays on a waltzer ride while a barrel organ plays in front of a dive-bomber ride.
From here retrieved 23 Jun 2010

See also

References

  • Anna Carter & Brian Steptoe Carters Steam Fair

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