Kinder, Ron, Active c1960 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast)
Dates
- Existence: Active c1960 - 1989
Biography
Ron was a fairground enthusiast based in Ripley. His first photographs date back to the 1960s, when he produced high quality slide images taken around Derbyshire fairs and the various steam rallies his attended. He later worked with standard printed photographs and produced a large body of work in this format. Ron was a faithful attendee of the Nottingham Goose Fair and the Ripley Charter Fair which he documented meticulously.
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Cinema: The First 75 Years Article, Published 20 September 1970
First of a ten part series on all aspects of film monograph published in the Sunday Times magazine, London, pages 29-52. Contains Illustrations.
Come to the Fair Article, Published 1969
Article for children about the Fair, published in Maxwell’s Pictorial Knowledge, No. 37: Vol.3:1, London, International Learning Systems, pages 746-749. Contains Illustrations.
Correspondence, c1960 - 1979
Letters to Ron Kinder. Manuscript and typescript.
Funfairs Monograph, 1979
Child Education Special Number 6 on Funfairs, London, Evans Brothers Ltd,8p.p. Contains Illustrations.
Goose Fair Monograph, 1979
Goose Fair Souvenir. Hyson Green Development Tenant’s Association, 8p.p. Contains Illustrations.
Goose Fair Special Monograph, Published 29 September 1997
Goose Fair Special by David McVay and Andy Smart, published in Bygones: A Nottingham Evening Post Special Publication, Nottingham Post Group, pages 2-15. Contains Illustrations.
Hull Fair Plans, 1997 - 1998
Plans showing the location of rides and names of showmen/women. Plans drawn up by Kingston Upon Hull Leisure Services Department.
Life and Sould of the Fair Article, Published 29 August 1965
Three articles about fairs by John Gale, A.J. Marshall and Shirley Conran published in The Observer magazine, London, pages 10-17. Contains illustrations.
Monographs and Articles, 1965 - 1997
Articles and monographs on fairgrounds, boxing booths and education.
Noble to the End Article, Published 5 June 1977
An article by Iain Murray on Ron Taylor, one of the last fairground boxing booth impresarios in Britain. Published in The Observer magazine, London pages 23-26. Contains illustrations.
Nottingham Goose Fair Plans, 1979 - 2002
Plans showing the location of rides and names of showmen/women. Drawn by the Markets and Fairs Department, Nottingham.
Photographs, 1960 - 1980
Colour slides of fairs, fairground transport, steam engine preservation events, fairground organs and circus in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas taken by Ron Kinder.
Plans, 1979 - 2002
Plans of fairs, showing ride and stall placement produced by the Markets and Fairs Department, Nottingham and Kingston Upon Hull Leisure Services Department.
Ron Kinder Collection
Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.
Roundabout Art Article, Published 13 September 1981
An article by P.J. Kavanagh on fairground artist Fred Fowle published in the Telegraph Sunday magazine, London, pages 38-46. Contains illustrations.
Travelling Fairs Article, Published 1 January 1981
An article on travelling fairs by Richard Angove published in The Lady, London, pages 12-18. Contains illustrations.
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- Archival Object 15
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- Subject
- Amusement rides 6
- Boxing 3
- Business 4
- Fairground art 3
- Fairs 15