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It is not our intention to mislead or misrepresent regarding the chains of ownership of these fairground machines. We include this research on our website as a service to interested parties. If you feel any aspects of these lists are incorrect then please do not hesitate to contact us where we will endeavour to check facts and make amendments where required.
Octopus
Lusse
Oc1 Sid Stocks - Elias Harris
(1952) - Mary Jones (1975) - S. and D. Jones - Albert Boyd (1995) packed up
Oc2 poss Lynch? - Ireland - J. W. Stewart - Fletcher (1973) - John Gale (1978) - Robert Pepper (1980) - Billy Pont (1984) - M. Waddington (1987) - Thomas Harris (1990) - Mick Newland (1998) - Jimmy Beach jnr (2001)
Oc3 R. Gilham (1947) - J. Crow (1952) - Alan Turner (1980) - Kevin Turner (1993) - Launceston Steam Railway (1998) packed up
Oc4 Peter Wilson (New Brighton) - Barrys (#2) (Ireland) - Sharples (Ireland) - Joe White (1975) 60ft Lusse machine cut down - G. Baxter (1979) - L. Holden 'Monster' (1982) - Holly Heron (Ireland) (1993)
Oc5 Jones Brothers (1959) - Townsend (1967) - Charlie Cole (1977) - John Matthews (1993) - Tony Boswell (1999) scrapped 2004
Oc6 W. Noble (1949) - Charles
Holland (1956) - George Marshall (1960) - Robinson (1966) - Mark Hadfield (2009)
Oc7 Marshall Hill - J. Stevens (1954) arms short 1959 - R. Mayne (1966) - Bobby Remblance (1969) - Billy Freeman (September 1970) redec 1975 - David McCormick (Ireland) (2001)
Oc8 Traylens - H. and S. Remblance (1957) - F. Ayers (1964) - L. Pettigrove (1967) - G. Pelham (1969) packed up
Oc9 Sid Stocks (1949) - Brett (1962)
- Raymond Armstrong - Jimmy/B. Day (c1970) - Raymond Hedges (1994) - Andrew
Sanham n/g (2005) - Mark Halford (2005) n/g - Richard Millband n/g (2006)
Oc10 J. Leonard - Bob Wilson (1946)
- Beach/Guyatt (1963) - Rodney Jones (1969) - Sketchley (1972) - Tucker/Johnson
(1977) - Chris Johnson (1980) - Michael Thompson (1998) - Craig Morgan
n/g (2001) - Andrew Sanham n/g (2002) - M. Stabb n/g (2005)
Oc11 Nelly Wall (1953) - S and J Thurston (1958 - rebuilt) - J. Graham (1960) - McCreadie (Portobello) (1967) -Tom Holland (Sheerness) (1975) - Kendall n/g - James Hudson (Ireland) - Brendan McCormack (Ireland) (2004) parts from Oc41 added 2004
Oc13 Rose Brothers (1947) - Charlie Edwards (1964) - Brian Traylen (1965) - Irvin (1984) - J. Hall (1986) - Bradley Mitchell - Ronnie McCormick (Ireland) (1991) scrapped 2004
Oc14 Wadbrook Belle Vue (..1957) - John Dowse (1971) - TS Dowse (1973) - Joseph Pont (1991) - R. Harrison - Kevin Brown - Derek Ralph - John Walker (1995) - Bob May (1997) - Fleggbro (1999) in store
Oc15 Herbert Silcock - Butterworth (c1959) - C. Hart (1961) - H. Case (1963) - D. Wallis (1968) - Ronnie Weston Rhyl (for sale 1971) - Wroots at Belle Vue (for sale 1975) - Hickey (1978) - Tommy Smith (c1985) - Terry Wright (1994) - Charles Codona (1999) scrapped 2004
Oc16 Blackpool PB (1939) - B. Cole (1957) - K. Taylor (1966) - A. Milne (1979) - J. J. White (1982) - Ken McFadden (Ireland) (1992) - Lyons (Ireland) (scrapped for spares)
Oc17 James Testo (1947) - Jimmy Watts n/g - W. Noble #2 (1950) - J. Leonard - A. Traylen (1953) - B. Drake (1975) - H. Birch (1981) - Alfie Bell (Ireland) (1983) packed up
Oc18 Forrest (new 1950s) - Hodson
(reported 1960) - R. Bentley (1967) ('Moonshot' 1969, for sale 1971)
- Buck Wall - T. Voyle (1975) - J. Rogers (1977) - J. Appleton (1986)
- J. Fullwood - Hercher (1987) - O'Connor Southend (1991) - Marvels
Scarboro (1992) - Richard Whitney (Ireland) (1994) - Bourke
(Ireland) (2008)
Oc19 Margate Dreamland (1954) - Keith Emmett (1971) packed up
Oc20 Woolls (1956) - R. Forrest (1960) - D. Williamson (c1975) - Steve Pepper (1983) - Charles Horsley (1984)
Oc21 William Manning Southsea (1951 - used at Battersea) - for sale 1965 *
Oc22 Sid Stocks - J. Forrest (1950) - Sam and David Ward (c1990) - exported Tunisia
Oc23 S. V. Parkin (1946) - J. Codona (1947) - Botton (1951) - Silcock (1955) - Robert Lynch Junior (1961) - Ireland (1965)
Oc24 reimport of old ride from Ireland - Bettaney 'Cocky Ocky' (1974) - Glenn Gray (1975) - Fred Pearson (1978) - Walter Bates (1980) - Fred Pearson (1982) burnt out
Oc25 James Day (Aberavon) (1958) - Benny McCauley (Ireland) (1966) - G. Webb #1 (1970) - Scotland? (1972)
Oc26 ? - Barrys (#1) - England - George McFarland (Ireland) (packed up)
Oc27 ? - Turnbull and Lamb Ireland (c1959) - England (c1966)
Hayes Fabrication
Oc12 J. Crole (Aberdeen) (1959) poss to park in 1965 - Colin Noble (1971) - George Scarrott (1972)
Oc40 P. Searle (1959) - John Smith (1980) - Jimmy Appleton jnr (1995) - Billy Joe Butlin (1996) - Stan Barley (1998) - R. Meakin (Hemsby) (1999) - J. Carey (2000) - Freddy Meakin jnr (2002) - M. Tucker n/g (2004) exported 2004
Oc41 D. Gray (1960) - John Whyatt (1962)
- Carl Gray (1970s..) - Steven Appleton (1986) - J. W. Smith (Scotland)
- Michael Mullin (Ireland) 1991 - Brendan McCormick (Ireland) 1998 scrapped
2004, parts to Oc11
Oc42 Pat Evans (Porthcawl) (1960) - Johnny Hart (Aberavon) (1962) - Jas Williams (1964 including 1 year at Aberavon) - S. Squires (1989) - George Ryan (1995) - Barry Stafford n/g (2000) - Gary Gore (2002) exported 2003
Oc43 Denzil Danter (1960) - Bert Stocks (1965) - W. Bates (c1971) - A. Barwick (1976) - Joe Taylor (1986) - John Fry (Ireland) (1995) - Wilders (Ireland) - McLaughlin (Ireland) - Duncan Milner (2009)
Oc44 E. Symonds (1960) for sale 1967 - Alfie Hammond - Jacob Trickett (c1970) in use1981 - Arnold James - Billy Roberts (1989) - Peter J Smith (1992) - Tom McCormick (Ireland) (1997)
Oc45 Arthur Whitelegg (1960) - John Manning (1971) - Teddy James (1978) - B. J. Butlin (1987) - J. Pont (1989) - Tofts (Ireland) (1993) - Lyons (Ireland) (1995)
Oc46 Ling (1961) - Harniess? (c1966/8)
- Charlie Philips (1969) - Fred Culine (1970) - John Culine - Paul Stevens
(1985) - Patterson n/g - Peter Curry (Ireland) - Ronnie McCormack
(Ireland) (2004) - Duncan Milner (2009)
Oc47 Tommy Benson (1961) -
Castle Brothers (1979) - Billy Davis (1989?) - Lee Sherwood (1990) - Coneley (1991) - Billy Keeble (1998) - Paul Wiggins n/g (2006) –
Brian Ward n/g (2007) - Launceston Steam Railway (2007) - Mike Bowes and Son (2009)
Oc48 Sailor Joe White (1961) - Stringfellow
(1973) - John Sneddon - Walter Farndale (1993) (including Towyn 1994)
- Thomas Bond (1999) - Terry Fisher (2007) scrapped centre to Andrew Sanham n/g (2011)
Oc49 G. Butlin (1961) - J. Cole (1967)
- T. Connell (1968) - A. Appleton (1984) - Jimmy Castle (1991) - Fred
Connor (1997) - Adam Cotton (1995) - Rob Brackenbury n/g (2004) - Mike
Stabb n/g (2005) - Mike Bartle n/g (2006) - Nikki Jones (2009) scrapped 2010
Oc50 Jennings Brothers (1961) - A.
Rogers (1977) - West End Park (Morecambe) - Gary Bradley (1984) - L. Furborough
(1986) - Dover area n/g (1997)
Oc51 H. Tucker (1961) - John Webb (1972)
- Billy Hebborn (1974) - A. Bond jnr (1975) - C. Burnett (1981) - Henry
Danter (2007)
Oc52 Tom Smith (1961) - Gerry Cottle (1992) - John Carter (1993)
Oc53 Albert Botton (1961) - W. Davis
(1965) - Nicky Shaw (1973) - John Groom (1990) - M. Perrett n/g
(2002)
Oc54 J. Rogers (1962) - Teddy Danter (1974) - John J. Evans (1976) - W. Spencer (1979) - Gordon Sherratt (1982) - Darren Stanley (1990) - Alfie Scarrott (1997) - Kenny Stuart n/g (2000) - Simon Readman n/g (2004)
Oc55 Gilham (1962) - Monty/Eddie Hammond (c1966) laid up
Oc56 J. Sanders (1963) - R. Phipps (A and R) (1973) - McGurk (Ireland) (1983)
Oc57 John Scarrott (1963) - James Mellors
(1976) - Chris Summers (1979) - Stanley Shepherd (1980) packed up - Terry Fisher n/g (2006) - Andrew Sanham n/g (2011)
Oc58 Albert Barker (1964) - James Cole
(1968) - Sam Manning (1985) - Harry McFadden (Ireland) - Duffy (Ireland)
- Sullivan (Ireland) (2002) - Duffy (Ireland) (2004) - Williams
(Ireland) (2005) cars from Oc90 added
Oc59 Robert Edwards (1965) - Roger
Austen n/g (1995) - Andrew Sanham n/g (2006)
Oc60 Dudley Bowers (1966) - Jim Murray (Ireland) (1978) packed up - Duncan Milner (2009)
Oc61 Jimmy Appleton (1967) - Arthur Armstrong
(1970) - Mick Wilkinson (1972) - Billy Bacon (1987) - Billy Keeble (1994)
- Richard England n/g (1994) - Bourke (Ireland) (1997) - Johnny Fry
(Ireland) (2002)
Oc62 Hayes owned at Ramsgate AP - C. Phillips - Pat Thurston (1972) - F. Dean (1975) - Raymond Colquhoun (1977) - S. Readman n/g (2004) scrapped for parts
Oc63 Botton Brothers - A. Silcock (1969)
- William Percival (1972) - Cyril Bishton (1978) - Tony Cotton (1983)
- Tim Booth (1990) - William Cowie (1995) - Martin Cartman n/g (2001)
- S. Whitehead n/g (2003) - Martin Cartman n/g (2004) - Lyndon n/g (2004)
- Henry Danter (2006)
Oc64 Tofts (Ireland) - J Cole (1975/6) - Steven Cole (1990) exported abroad
Oc65 Midlands showman - W. G. Danter
(1967) - Barrys (Ireland) (1969) - David Wynn (1973) - Michael Manning
(1974) - Mick and Mandy Amusements (2001) - Jimmy Noyce (2005) - John
Seldon (2007) - Michael Dunne (2008)
Oc66 C. Manning Felixstowe (by 1970)
- J. Slater (1976) - T. Boswell (1988) - Slater (1989) - T. Anderson (1994)
- M. Cartman n/g (1995) scrapped
Oc67 Bundoran (Ireland) - E. Lawrence (1964) - J. W. Codona (1968) (had jet cars, removed 1980) - J. Codona jnr (1991) - Melvyn Bell (Ireland) (1994)
Oc68 Battersea? - John Codona - John Blockley (1984) - Walter Parker (1992) - exported Spain (1995)
Oc69 Edwards - F. Suddaby (1969) - Lovett (1976) - Cullen (Ireland) (1983) - Harrison (Bundoran) laid up 2000 - John McLaughlin (Ireland) (2002)
Oc70 M. Amer laid up (1964)
Oc71 ? - J. Parrish (1962) later used at Leysdown - for sale 1969
Miscellaneous
Oc90 A. Thomas (Peter Pan Playground
at Catford) - Jennings (1979) - Reeves Ireland (1982) - Tofts (Ireland)
- Williams (Ireland) scrapped 2006
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