Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1234 LastLast
Results 17 to 32 of 52

Thread: Another Tacky Tourist Attraction

  1. #17

    Default

    They usually have a funfair though , isn't it called a Mop. These Mop/fairs were new to me when I first moved this way. I wonder how fairs were given that name?
    Last edited by Finebyme; 06-06-2017 at 07:51 PM.

  2. #18
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    I wonder when the rest of Blackpool pier's turning up: http://www.stratford-herald.com/68167-68167.html
    I've driven and walked past the wheel several times, at different times on different days. Hardly anyone seems to be using it.

  3. #19
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Finebyme View Post
    They usually have a funfair though , isn't it called a Mop. These Mop/fairs were new to me when I first moved this way. I wonder how fairs were given that name?
    A bit of information for you, Finebyme:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair

    And a definition from the Online Etymology Dictionary:

    fair (n.) Look up fair at Dictionary.com
    "a stated market in a town or city; a regular meeting to buy, sell, or trade," early 14c., from Anglo-French feyre (late 13c.), from Old French feire, faire "fair, market; feast day," from Vulgar Latin *feria "holiday, market fair," from Latin feriae "religious festivals, holidays," related to festus "solemn, festive, joyous" (see feast (n.)).

  4. #20

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    A bit of information for you, Finebyme:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair

    And a definition from the Online Etymology Dictionary:

    fair (n.) Look up fair at Dictionary.com
    "a stated market in a town or city; a regular meeting to buy, sell, or trade," early 14c., from Anglo-French feyre (late 13c.), from Old French feire, faire "fair, market; feast day," from Vulgar Latin *feria "holiday, market fair," from Latin feriae "religious festivals, holidays," related to festus "solemn, festive, joyous" (see feast (n.)).
    Thanks Lex, but I was wondering how these fairs became to be known as 'Mops'. Is it a Warwickshire thing?

  5. #21
    rebbonk
    Guest

  6. #22

    Default

    Thanks Rebbonk, that is fascinating, now I know the origins of the 'Mop' fairs.
    I never think of looking up Wiki.

  7. #23
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Lex View Post
    I've driven and walked past the wheel several times, at different times on different days. Hardly anyone seems to be using it.
    The wheel's packing up early: http://www.stratford-herald.com/7615...s-turning.html

    I'm not surprised - no-one ever seemed to use it, the company must have made a huge loss. Good riddance to the damn thing!

  8. #24
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    It sounds like the wheel wasn't a great success: the financial return was summed up as “all right to profitable – at times.”

    http://www.stratford-herald.com/7669...stratford.html

  9. #25
    rebbonk
    Guest

    Default

    If it was making money it'd still be there.

  10. #26
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    I walked past the wheel several times when it was there, and the people manning it looked bored out of their heads.

  11. #27
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    The promise of a fat wedge of cash will bring the wheel back. What a surprise: http://www.stratford-herald.com/7973...et-return.html

  12. #28
    Super Moderator rebbonk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Coventry
    Posts
    7,498

    Default

    Deleted as I might well be on the wrong track.
    Last edited by rebbonk; 13-12-2017 at 09:05 PM.
    Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.

  13. #29
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    Stratford's got the wheel for another 3 years. The new operators obviously offered more money than the last lot: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news...ack-into-town/

    I'm so glad I don't live in the town any more.

  14. #30
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    Someone told me today that the new wheel looked like Blackpool Illuminations. They were spot on: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news...vides-opinion/

  15. #31
    Super Moderator rebbonk's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2017
    Location
    Coventry
    Posts
    7,498

    Default

    I really feel that it cheapens the place.
    Of course it'll fit, you just need a bigger hammer.

  16. #32
    Administrator Lex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    Stratford
    Posts
    11,971

    Default

    It certainly does that, but who really cares as long as the council gets a big payoff.

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •