Scarborough Fair Collection

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Established 2008 President Graham Atkinson Founded 2008		Director Kevin Grunill Phone +44 1723 586698

Location Lebberston, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Type fairground organs, mechanical organs and showman's engines Website Scarborough Fair Collection Address Flower of May Holiday Park, Stone Pit Lane, Scarborough YO11 3NU, United Kingdom Public transit access Scarborough railway station Similar Playdale Farm Park, Scarborough SEA LIFE Sanctuary, The Spa - Scarborough, Peasholm Park, Crown Spa Hotel Profiles Facebook Google+

The Scarborough Fair Collection is a museum of fairground mechanical organs and showman's engines, located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, one of the largest collections of its type in Europe.

Farmer turned entrepreneur Graham Atkinson is the owner of the Flower of May holiday park, in Lebberston, who wanted to both indulge his passion for fairgrounds and entertain his holiday park clients. Starting his collection in the late 1980s, the attraction was occasionally open to holiday park residents and enthusiasts until its formal opening in 2008.

The collection spans vintage cars, miniature vehicles and model railways, but the three cores to the collection are:

Steam engines: four showman's engines, including The Iron Maiden; a Foden steam wagon, and a Barrows and Co. portable engine

Fairground rides: including a (circa) 1893 gallopers ride and a 1928 'caterpillar' ride

Mechanical organs: including the 97-key 'Oktoberfest' Gavioli Concert organ, and the 101-key Hooghuys 'Condor' organ

There are two theatre organs that feature during open days and weekly Wednesday afternoon tea dances from 13:00. Both instruments are "Mighty" Wurlitzers of 3 manuals and 8 ranks (of pipes) with specifications:

Granada Theatre, Greenford: English Horn, Tuba, Diapason, Tibia Clausa, Saxophone, Gamba, Gamba Celeste and Flute

Granada Theatre, Mansfield: Style 'D' Trumpet, Diapason, Tibia Clausa, Clarinet, Violin, Violin Celeste, Vox Humana and Flute

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References

Scarborough Fair Collection Wikipedia

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