B. Cole & Sons (Amusements) Ltd (Established 1890)
Biography
The Cole family started to travel the British fairground in 1890. The business passed down from generation to generation of the Cole family and it was Bernard Cole who incorporated the company as B. Cole & Sons (Amusement) Limited on 30 January 1963. Bernard’s two sons Peter (1946-2020) and Billy took over the family business in 1978 and continued running it during the twentieth and twenty first centuries.
The brothers travelled their rides around over twenty fairs sites in Hampshire Dorset and Wiltshire.
The business now is in the hands of Peter and Billy’s descendants.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Liz Gray Collection
This collection contains a small amount of postcards from the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London and two videos, one about the Priddy fair and another one about the Cole fairground family.
Razzle Dazzle Film, 1979
Film made by Liz Gray about the life of the Cole fairgroung family in the West of England produced by Bristol University RFT/BBC West and broadcasted on BBC West. Featuring showman Percy Cole. VHS PAL tape format.