Can you place this photo?

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Can you place this photo?

Postby Nick » 21 Apr 2009, 18:34

This photograph is billed as Brighton Railway Station, but it obviously isn't. It looks strangely like an amusement park. Can anybody place this?

http://www.citylibraries.info/pictures/ ... F00218.jpg
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Postby Gary » 21 Apr 2009, 19:53

I'm wondering if its Peter Pan's Playground with the Volk railway.

Not sure - I'll keep searching.

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Postby AJ » 21 Apr 2009, 20:56

May be a bit obvious but it looks like a Joy Wheel to the left of the picture, so was there a Joy Wheel at Peter Pan?
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Postby Nick » 21 Apr 2009, 21:10

There seems to be too many trees for Peter Pans.
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Postby EAS » 21 Apr 2009, 21:13

Here's the railway:

http://www.volkselectricrailway.co.uk/

People there may know more?
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Postby Simon Baynham » 25 Apr 2009, 15:29

Hi Joyland'ers

It's perhaps interesting to note that the trolley-operator is using the control positioned on the right hand side. I would have expected it to be on the left.

Might mean something, might mean nothing... the plot thickens...

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