Williams Brothers
As a child many of us had our first experience of a fair with a trip to the seaside. Cornwall has never really had seaside
amusement parks. There are a few places where showmen open for some of the school holidays, but there was one
exception which was the presentation at the back of Marazion beach.
Just look at the Ark centre being set up with St. Michaels mount in the background.
The Williams Bros (as their equipment was marked) opened with a small fair on the beach for the summer. The fair consisted of a Dodgem Track, a Rodeo
Ark ( which was constructed by them) and sets of juvenile jets, stalls and swings.
The setup was largely unchanged for over 25 years with Mark Williams selling up around 2004 with the Dodgem track
going to Whiteleggs Funfairs Limited and the Ark travelling to Bristol and is now owned by Kevin Gamlin.