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 2 Collections and/or Records:
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.