Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935
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
Correspondence, receipts and invoices from George Orton to Mr E. Farrar. Typescript and manuscript.
Business Records, 1860 - 1975
Various documents related to the business operations of Orton and Spooner including order books, correspondence, contracts, account books, product specifications and wage books.
Business Records and Correspondence, 1910 - 1927
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.
Contract, 27 February 1927
Contract between Orton and Spooner and Enoch Farrar for loan of Devils Disc and trucks. Manuscript and typescript.
Letter from Savages Limited to Mr Enoch Farrar, 7 August 1923
Letter from Savages Limited to Mr Enoch Farrar, including accounts. Typescript and manuscript.
Orton and Spooner Collection
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.