Joyland Books

An auction I'm attending very soon has the following lot that may be of interest :

"Pair of carved wooden dragons from the lead car of a scenic railway ride. Identical to those at Dreamland, Margate"

This auction doesn't list guide prices and whilst I am interested in this lot I suspect it'll go way over my budget

If anyone on here has a serious interest please let me know.

Hello there,

Just had a thought about these carved wooden dragons. I just wondered if they may have come from the former ill-fated "Big Dipper" at Battersea Fun Fair until the fatal accident in summer 1972.

I remember, having lived in Battersea at that time, that one of the trains was safely anchored to the ground of the former adventure playground in the park after the fatal incident.

Martin