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Johnstone, Stuart, Active 1920 - 1980 (Fairground Enthusiast)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: Active 1920 - 1980

Biography

Stuart Johnstone was a key member of the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans (FCSF). He edited the Merry-go-Round during its final years in the mid sixties. He was also the World's Fair newspaper correspondent called 'Coltswold'.

Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:

Diaries, 1939 - 1941

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 3: Series 178B11; Series 178L2
Reference code: 178L2.9
Scope and Contents

Four diaries, kept by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1939 - 1941

Diaries, c1927 - 1931

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 3: Series 178B11; Series 178L2
Reference code: 178L2.10
Scope and Contents

Four diaries, kept by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1927 - 1931

Diary, c1927 - 1941

 Series
Reference code: 178L2
Scope and Contents

Diaries, kept by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1927 - 1941

Engine Notebook, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.37
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks, containing lists of engines (organised by showman name, and type of engine, notably threshing engines, steamrollers and centre engines), as well as lists of fairground rides (including scenics, chairoplanes and dodgems), compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Engine Notebook, [1944]

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.38
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing lists of engines (organised by manufacturer, plus some by showman name), compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: [1944]

Engine Notebook, 1936

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.39
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks, containing lists of engines (organised by manufacturer), compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1936

Engine Notebook, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.40
Scope and Contents

Notebook, and loose notes, listing engines (organised by manufacturer), compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Engine Notebook, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.41
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing lists of engines (organised by manufacturer, plus some chronologically by fair visited), as well as general notes on fairground visits with diagrams of mechanisms, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Engine Notes, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.36
Scope and Contents

Loose notes, listing engines made by McLaren, Foden, Burrell, Fowler, Wallis and Steevens, Tasker, Ransome and Sims, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

F. Squires & Sons Letterhead, c1920 - 1950

 Item
Reference code: 178Z18.4
Scope and Contents

Letterheads for F. Squires & Sons, Amusement Contractors, Gloucester

Dates: c1920 - 1950

Fairground Newspaper Cuttings, c1950 - 1960

 File
Reference code: 178G6.1
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cuttings from local newspapers, relating to fairgrounds, including many from Salisbury, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1950 - 1960

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1925 - 1926

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.25
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper between 1925 and 1926, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1925 - 1926

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1928 - 1932

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.26
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper between 1928 and 1932, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1928 - 1932

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1929 - 1930

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.27
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper between 1929 and 1930, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1929 - 1930

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1932 - 1971

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.28
Scope and Contents

Two notebooks listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper between 1932-1936 and 1966-1971, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1932 - 1971

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1936

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.29
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper in 1936, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1936

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1954 - 1958

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.30
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper between 1954 and 1958, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1954 - 1958

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, 1958

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.31
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper in 1958, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1958

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, c1940 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.32
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper in the 1940s and 1950s, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Fairground Rides for Sale Notebook, c1920 - 1930

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 6: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.33
Scope and Contents

Notebook listing fairground rides and other items for sale advertised in the World's Fair Newspaper in the 1920s and 1930s, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1920 - 1930