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A swing boat, colloquially known as a "shuggy boat" in the north east of England, is a fairground ride in which pairs of riders pull ropes to swing back and forth.^[1] A similar ride called a pirate ship swings in a similar motion but without the rider pulling on ropes.

Swing boats were one of the earliest fairground rides, common in the Victorian era.^[2]^[3] The Beamish open-air museum in the north of England features an example from the 1830s, named "Skylark". The boats were originally powered by hand, but steam-driven versions began to be introduced in the 1880s.^[4]

Examples of Victorian-style manually-operated swing boats are still popular and are generally seen in travelling "period" fairs.^[5]

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/yourvideo/media/pages/michael_harris_01.shtml |title= All the Fun of the Fair |author= |date= |work= |publisher= BBC Cymru |accessdate=22 April 2011}}
2. ^Carters Steam Fair: Swingboats {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113152008/http://www.visit.carters-steamfair.co.uk/rides/swingboats/swingboats.html |date=2012-11-13 }}. Accessed 8 January 2014
3. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=B03RPuL7MhcC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=swing+boats+victorian+ride&source=bl&ots=D0wxBDB--A&sig=Y6GeehkB2HnInSqPjlTVtbtSBWw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZprNUsCFIK-u7AbCtIGgBw&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=swing%20boats%20victorian%20ride&f=false Ruth Goodman, Victorian Farm], Pavilion Books, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86205-871-2}}. p 68. Accessed 8 January 2014
4. ^Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre - Swings and Roundabouts. Accessed 8 January 2014
5. ^Bridgend County Borough Council, "Families enjoy Bryngarw's Victorian Christmas weekend", 16 Dec 2013 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108191618/http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/media-centre/2013/16-12-2013-success-for-bryngarws-victorian-christmas-weekend.aspx |date=8 January 2014 }}. Accessed 8 January 2014