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Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: c1860 - 1935

Biography

Enoch Clifford Farrar was the founded of Farrar Fun Fairs in 1876.

Enoch was a Wakefield showman who presented fairs around South Yorkshire including Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and other towns and cities.

Enoch married Isabella Ling, who was a showwoman from another famous Yorkshire fairground family, the Lings, on 31 January 1893 and they had six children, only two of which survived childhood.

Through his life as a fairground showman, Enoch Farrar presented a myriad of shows and rides including mirror shows, a fine art gallery, cinematograph shows and a scenic railway.

After Enoch’s death in the 1930s his surviving sons carried on the family business.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Business Correspondence, Receipts and Invoices, 1902 - 1938

 File
Reference code: 178H8.7
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, receipts and invoices from George Orton to Mr E. Farrar. Typescript and manuscript.

Dates: 1902 - 1938

Business Records, 1860 - 1975

 Series
Reference code: 178H8
Scope and Contents

Various documents related to the business operations of Orton and Spooner including order books, correspondence, contracts, account books, product specifications and wage books.

Dates: 1860 - 1975

Business Records and Correspondence, 1910 - 1927

 File
Reference code: 178H8.3
Scope and Contents

Business information and correspondence regarding individual repair and construction jobs, invoices and break down of costs with different clients including Farrar, Hackett & Company Ltd, H. Thurston, Woolls Bros., Henry Jones & Sons, Pat Collins, Broncho Bill’s Western Circus, G. Marshall, John Danter & Sons, Royal Continental Circus.

Dates: 1910 - 1927

Contract, 27 February 1927

 Item
Reference code: 178H8.2
Scope and Contents

Contract between Orton and Spooner and Enoch Farrar for loan of Devils Disc and trucks. Manuscript and typescript.

Dates: 27 February 1927

Letter from Savages Limited to Mr Enoch Farrar, 7 August 1923

 Item
Reference code: 178F11.13
Scope and Contents

Letter from Savages Limited to Mr Enoch Farrar, including accounts. Typescript and manuscript.

Dates: 7 August 1923

Orton and Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0070
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.

Dates: c1870 - 1969