Lynx Films Limited. Colour and black and white, silent. DVD1 footage of ship arriving at a port and circus, home made movie, original probably 8 or 16 mm, 00:48:58 mins. DVD2 'Circus of Horrors' commercial film, starring stars Anton Diffring, Yvonne Monlaur and Erika Remberg, 01:35:30 mins. South Africa and England.

This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Compilation of circus films showing acts on the ring as well as interviews with performers and proprietors, mainly produced by tv companies in the UK and Europe. Many of them narrated in German.

Gerry Cottle Circus programmes including Circus of Horrors, Cottle and Austen, Cottle-Chipperfield Circus, Continental Berlin Circus, Moscow State Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus abroad.

A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.

Colour cartoon illustrations of circus performers with name on scroll around a larger figure in the centre in red, black and off white colours, on black background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour photographs of the acts and performers with text, circus merchandise on the last page and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

Black and white illustration of a Dr Haze's face sticking his tonge out and wearing a hat on the front cover, he has red snake like eyes on a black and red background, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of acts and performers and text and commercial adversting, 10p.p.

Colour photograph of female vampire's face showing behind an open metal hatch in a box with metal spears on the front cover, inside programme and colour photographs of acts and performers with text, on back cover save the rhino campaign article, 6p.p.

Red type on black background on front cover, on gloosy card, inside introduction, colour photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, also circus merchandise advertising, 10p.p.

Colour photograph of a female aerial act wearing a white outfit with red stains on the chest hanging upside down over a red background on the front cover, inside introduction, colour and black and white photographs of the acts and performers with text, circus merchandise on the last page and commercial advertising, 10p.p.

A range of items of promotion and advertising from a range of circus companies and performers, including artistes' photographs with act descriptions used for seeking employment in circuses and pamphlets advertising independent performances and circus companies' literature and souvenirs for public distribution and promotion including Gerry Cottle's Circus, Belle Vue, Blackpool Tower, Bertram Mills Circus, Gandey's, Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, Knie and many more.