Biography

The Proctor Fun Fairs have been operating in the British fairgrounds for over 150 years. The dynasty started in the circus with Robert Alexander Proctor (b.1832) and his wife Maria Codman, who had eleven children. Some of their children made their way into the fairgrounds via marriage, including John Albert, grandfather of John Proctor, who runs the business in the twenty first century. John Albert married Sarah Ann Hall, from the Hall fairground family from Belper, where the family took base. They began to operate in the fairgrounds around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, while still running the Protor Circus shows, with a bioscope show. Gradually, they added rides to their repertoire including the Peacock swtchback, build by Orton and Spooner, and the Dragons. Overtime, the business grew, and they incorporated more rides to their offer including the Noah’s Ark, Waltzer and Dodgems. The family moved their base to Ilkeston and later Nottingham where they are based today. The business passed to their son Albert Proctor, who run it until his death, when it passed to his son John proctor, who currently manages it.

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