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 Image: Nick Laister
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Aerial
Glide, Shipley Glen Pleasure Grounds
There have been amusements at Shipley Glen since before the turn of the century. Opened at their present site in 1915, amusement rides built up around the tearooms, centred on the Aerial Glide (the first ride, which stands to this day). A change in management in 1986 breathed new life into this historic amusement park.
The ride is an unattractive structure, a kind of steel chairlift, which skirts around the outside of a grassy hillside. It was built around 1915, but there are reports which suggest it was built in 1870, but this could be a confusion with an earlier aerial ride which stood on a nearby site.
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 Image: Nick Laister
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Water Chute, Wicksteed Park Considered by many to be the forerunner of the inland theme park, Wicksteed Park was opened in 1921 by Charles Wicksteed (1847-1931). This photograph shows the boat travelling down the drop just before splashdown. (This photograph was not used in the original article).
The Water Chute, built in 1926 by Charles Wicksteed,
is the oldest operating ride at Wicksteed Park. (This photograph
was not used in the original article).
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 Image: David Page
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The Whip, Blackpool Pleasure Beach The Whip first operated at Blackpool in 1921 and is the oldest 'flat' ride in the park. It is also the only Whip operating in Europe.
Close-up of a Whip car, which resembles a waltzer car, but does not spin.
The Whip in action! This ride has not operated in 2001; its future is now uncertain.
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 Image: David Page
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Turtle
Chase, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Turtle Chase was built by Traver Engineering Company, Beaver Falls PA, USA in 1935.
Originally known as the Tumble Bug it is now the only Tumble Bug ride in Europe. Others are to be found at Kennywood, Pittsburgh, Conneaut Lake, PA and Whalom Park, MA.
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