We spent a pleasant few
hours at the Earls Barton country fair yesterday where we saw this pretty
little fairground engine. It was built in Kings Lyn by Savages in 1896 and was
originally named ‘DORIS’ but has now been renamed ‘LYDIA
It would have powered a roundabout carrying 45+ people and would have been positioned at
the centre of the ride. The small auxiliary steam engine mounted at the front
end of the main engine powered the organ. This then is the Savage model five
and a half ( 5 ½ )
More info here:
My moving picture here:
