The plan to follow up on our first prize
with some carousel horses needed some more research to verify that carousel gallopers featured on the carousel which used to visit Starcross.
There was a fair in Starcross on Whit Wednesday, at least from the nineteenth century; according to Vision of Britain.
Whit Wednesday would be the Wednesday after Whitsuntide, which is the 7th Sunday after Easter (Wiki)
Perhaps its location was where the Starcross Cattle Market took place? Here's a Bernard Chapman postcard of the Starcross Cattle Market.
Many thanks Janet Bowdler for publishing an appeal for information in The Starcross Newsletter and to Marlene Parr for this response. (more details to follow)
The visiting fair was opposite the school. It was run by Alfred Whitelegg. Alfred's brother Tommy ran the Dawlish Fair, which visited every August Bank holiday. This fair continues, run by the Rowlands. http://www.rowlandsfunfair.co.uk/
Tommy Whitelegg's daughter ran amusements in Dawlish, in the old cinema building, which is now Dawlish Library.
Marlene clearly remembers the carousel which came to Starcross. It featured gallopers, which were horses with both sets of legs extended - like the olde paintings of horse-racing. Here' one from wiki.
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https://fairgroundcarouselhorses.com/
Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre near Launceston have a carousel gallopers ride. Its history is on this link:
Edwards' Golden Gallopers
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