Cheverill, David, c1921 - 2009 (Fairground Enthusiast)
Biography
David Cheverill was a fairground enthusiast from Wiltshire.
David lived in Wiltshire for most of his life, during his boyhood at Trowbridge he was introduced to the world of the travelling showman when, at the age of seven, he was taken to a circus by his father.
After wartime service in the Army he was in charge of boiler maintenance at a local food factory, where he remained until retirement.
During his lifetime he amassed a substantial collection of fairground photographs, many of which he had taken himself. David died in 2009 in his late 80s.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
David Cheverill Collection
Colour and black and white photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill and a piece of correspondence.
Photographs and Negatives, c1970 - 1980
Photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill.
Photographs and Negatives, c1960 - 1969
Photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, transport, fairground organs and rides taken by David Cheverill.
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