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This view, taken at Morley Feast, probably dates from the mid 1960s. It shows a roundabout that went up and down in a wavy motion, with participators sitting on motorcycle structures. Of the three fairs on the feast ground the largest one was traditionally the August one at the annual holiday. But, as the twentieth century progressed, the attraction of foreign holidays for young people caused attendances to decline, and the importance of the fair to local entertainment diminished. Normally, the showmen arrived at the Feast Ground on Monday or Tuesday, and spent the next day or two fixing up the rides. The feast generally opened on Friday afternoon with items for young children (there was a junior school nearby) and continued on Friday, Saturday (not Sunday) and Monday evenings. Photograph from the David Atkinson Archive. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Morley Feast Roundabout | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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