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Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: Active 1927 - 1995

Biography

Noel Drewe was a circus historian and collector as well as an avid film enthusiast with a keen flair for filmmaking.

He made short films shot on 8mm featuring an eclectic mix of fairground experiences, illustrating the pleasures of Battersea fun fair, Southend-on-Sea, Kent seaside, Folkstone, Clacton and Southsea on Kodachrome colour film stock.

Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

Circus Capers Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.11
Scope and Contents

Circusama, and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Includes Bertram Mills Circus.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Cerlin Film, 1995

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.113
Scope and Contents

Super8. In colour, cilent. Filmed at Nash Mills, possibly by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1995

Circus Circus, At the Funfair, and Here's the Circus Films, c1945 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 15: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.134
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. 300 feet, 25 minutes long. Silent. Includes both black and white, and colour footage. 'Circus Circus' is at Southend-on-Sea. Here’s the Circus features Bertram Mills.

Dates: c1945 - 1965

Circus Comes to Town ‘ Belle Vue’ Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 9: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.64
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. A Ron Harris release. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Circus Comes to Town Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 17: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.166
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Goldberg Bros. Black and white. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Circus Comes to Town Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 29: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.323(ii)
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, 400 feet. Black and white with sound.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Circus Comes to Town Film, 1946

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 1: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.8
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Silent. Includes Ron Harris and Belle Vue Circus. Purchased from Ilkeston Cine Service. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: 1946

Circus Days Film, c1941 - 1957

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 6: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.37
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Includes fairs and rare 'Bingo Cartoon' from Bingoscope projectors, a rarity from the 1941 and 1957 Pathescope film catalogue.

Dates: c1941 - 1957

Circus Film, c1936 - 1937

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.9
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Silent. Includes Stedman of Leeds, Bertram Mills and various circus acts of the day. Also includes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s coronation footage.

Dates: c1936 - 1937

Circus Floorshow Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.31
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 1300 feet, 53 minutes long. Black and white, silent.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Hoffman Film, 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 16: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.149
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Kodak. 50 feet, 3 minutes long. Silent, in colour. Includes scenes from Kennealy's Field, Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1990

Circus Jamboree Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.33
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathe. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Castle Films, Produced by United World Films Inc. Black and white with sound. Includes various European Circus Performers.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Jamboree Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 8: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.60
Scope and Contents

16mm, Cyldon, Castle Films. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Black and white with sound. Includes Euegene Castle, USA circus and various top European performers, with extensive notes. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Jamboree Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.173
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and white, silent.

Dates: c1932 - 1965

Circus Jamboree Film, c1950 - 1959

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.175
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yestedays Circus Today. 8mm, Cecolite. Movie Pak.

Dates: c1950 - 1959

Circus Life and It's The Circus Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.12
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 100 feet, 4 minutes long. In Colour, with Sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia and on tour in other locations. 'It's the Circus' part one and two are edited together to make one film.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Circus Life Film, c1945 - 1990

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 7: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.53
Scope and Contents

16mm, Kodak. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Black and white. Includes Bertram Mills Circus. Titles missing. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1990

Circus Life Film, 1958

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 9: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.67
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cecol. 400 feet, 11 minutes long. Colour with sound. Includes Bertram Mills Circus. Copied to DVD 3 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: 1958

Circus of Fear, The Three Torches, Charlie the Balancer and Behind the Big Top Films, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 12: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.100
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Photax. Fletcher Films. In colour, some with sound, some silent. Includes original packaging. Noel Drewe refers to seven 'reels' for seven stories or possibly films grouped together.

Dates: c1965 - 1979

Circus People Film, 1957

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 19: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.179
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 16mm, Cyldon. Academy Films. 400 feet. In colour, with sound. A behind the scenes look at Cole Brothers Circus, showing the workers who set up and take down the big top and all other manner of things to enable the touring circus to operate. Local, casual labour is engaged for free tickets. Includes the circus fire department cooking on a grand scale.

Dates: 1957

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 342
Collection 1
 
Subject
Acrobats 7
Aerialists 9
Amusement rides 4
Animal trainers 8
Animals 103