The Big Dipper on Blackpool Pleasure Beach was opened in the 1920s, and is still in operation today.
An aerial photograph of the Dreamland amusement park, Margate, taken in the 1930s. Prominent in the foreground is the scenic railway, and the other rollercoaster seen is the Racing Coaster, built in 1923. The formal gardens and wooded area were survivors from the Hall-by-the-Sea days.