Exhibits at Yesterday's
World, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Get ready for a thrilling time-travel adventure where the
past is magically recaptured and brought to life in a vivid
recreation of olden day times.
You'll be amazed at how much there is to see and do
at Yesterday's World, Great Yarmouth!
Take a magical fairground ride on our beautiful
19th century Carousel, marvel at the splendour
of the crown jewels in Queen Victoria's
throne room, journey into the sinister side of
Victorian fiction and discover 3 unique sound
and light shows and meet life-like historical figures from
Queen Victoria to Winston Churchill.
The carousel has an
extraordinary history, dating back to the fifth century AD. The word
‘carousel’ originated during the Crusades, taken from either the Italian
garosello and / or the Spanish carosella, both of which
mean ‘little war.’
The beautiful working carousel at
Yesterday's World was originally built for Webbs as a
3-abreast Galloper by Savages in April 1898.
Its next owner was Colonel John Print of Commercial
Road, London, who acquired the ride in 1911. Colonel Print had several
gallopers and in 1936 acquired the 89-key Marenghi organ for his
machine. It is likely that during the war the Gallopers were packed
away. They were sold in 1948 to Charles Thurston for his amusements on
the pier at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex.
The ride was still in the undercover section of the
pier in 1996, owned by the Walton Pier Company, but so extensively
rebuilt as to give few clues to its origins. In 2006 it was purchased
by Yesterday’sWorld and has since undergone extensive
refurbishment to bring it to the impeccable condition that you see
today.
