Memories of childhood

To the nostalgic sounds of an equally ancient Gaviolli organ, Southport's Victorian Carousel operates all day every day throughout the holiday season and although children may ride on carousels on all sorts of different characters from film cartoon figures to teacups and saucers, the gentle prancing of elegant horses coupled with the elegant carriages of Venetian carousels, resplendent with their bevelled and etched mirrors, remain the epitome of elegance.