Harpenden, The Pond On The Common c.1960
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On the third Tuesday in September, the Harpenden Statty Fair (Statute Fair) was held on the common close to the pond and the adjacent Triangle. In the late 1800s, the fair was illuminated by gas, but after the turn of the century, the steam-driven generators lit the stalls with electricity. The steam engines drew their water from the ponds. Children and young adults enjoyed the roundabouts, the cake-walk, the swings, the coconut shies and the side shows. Another fair was held on Bank Holiday Monday, and one elderly lady remembered collecting discarded ginger beer bottles to exchange for the refund of one penny after the fair had closed down for the day.
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