Swing boat
A swing boat, colloquially known as a "shuggy boat" in Northern England, is a fairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth.[1] A similar ride called a pirate ship swings in a similar motion but without the rider pulling on ropes.
Swing boats were one of the earliest fairground rides, common in the Victorian era.[2][3] The Beamish open-air museum features an example from the 1830s, named "Skylark". The boats were originally powered by hand, but steam-driven versions began to be introduced in the 1880s.[4]
Examples of Victorian-style manually operated swing boats are still popular and are generally seen in traveling "period" fairs.[5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Carters Steam Fair: Swingboats Template:Webarchive. Accessed 8 January 2014
- ↑ Ruth Goodman, Victorian Farm, Pavilion Books, 2009. Template:ISBN. p 68. Accessed 8 January 2014
- ↑ Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre - Swings and Roundabouts. Accessed 8 January 2014
- ↑ Bridgend County Borough Council, "Families enjoy Bryngarw's Victorian Christmas weekend", 16 Dec 2013 Template:Webarchive. Accessed 8 January 2014
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