Sorry, I've been meaning to reply to this comment for ages!
Your Loughborough gallopers are beautiful. I love how they have that golden colour to them. The site says that that carousel sometimes comes to London; I wonder if I've ridden it? It certainly looks familiar.
The carousel on the Mall is indeed here: http://www.nca-usa.org/psp/NationalMall/ This is a 1947-built carousel, and a very fine one too-- the horses are nicely individual, with a couple of zebras and a green, scaly dragon who is an especially sought-after mount. That carousel replaced an older one which my DC friend speedlime and I remember fondly from our childhood.
I also really likethis one (http://www.nca-usa.org/psp/WashingtonNationalCathedral/), which is open for one weekend in Spring when the National Cathedral holds its annual fair. It seems to date from about the same period as yours. Though it is smaller and less grand, it does have some interesting creatures (goats! deer! a camel!)
Sorry for the long answer, but I hope this finds you well and merrily going round.
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Date: December 30th, 2008 11:35 pm (UTC)Your Loughborough gallopers are beautiful. I love how they have that golden colour to them. The site says that that carousel sometimes comes to London; I wonder if I've ridden it? It certainly looks familiar.
The carousel on the Mall is indeed here: http://www.nca-usa.org/psp/NationalMall/
This is a 1947-built carousel, and a very fine one too-- the horses are nicely individual, with a couple of zebras and a green, scaly dragon who is an especially sought-after mount. That carousel replaced an older one which my DC friend
I also really likethis one (http://www.nca-usa.org/psp/WashingtonNationalCathedral/), which is open for one weekend in Spring when the National Cathedral holds its annual fair. It seems to date from about the same period as yours. Though it is smaller and less grand, it does have some interesting creatures (goats! deer! a camel!)
Sorry for the long answer, but I hope this finds you well and merrily going round.