Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003

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Biography

John Bramwell Taylor was a Yorkshireman who migrated to the South East of England during the 1930s. John Bramwell Taylor spent his working life as a porter at the Travellers’ Club in London and spent all his free time and money collecting printed ephemera.

Very well known to dealers and collectors of ephemera John had a deep and abiding knowledge of early printing history. He collected in all areas and the material that is now in the National Fairground Archive is only one small aspect of his Collection.

John Bramwell Taylor died in Notting Hill London in 2003 and his large and extensive Collection was split on his death.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Exhibition of the Etruscan Museum Handbill, c1830 - 1839

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.50

Scope and Contents

Exhibition of Antique Vases and Other Curiosities at 202 Regent Street. Dug up on the estate of Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, from the tombs of the Ancient Etruscan Kings. Printed by Russells Printers, Guildford.

Dates: c1830 - 1839

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Regent Street Handbills

Extraordinary Peruvian Relic Handbill, c1832

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.149

Scope and Contents

Entire Body of a Peruvian Woman at 172 High Holborn. Body of a Peruvian woman "Buried alive over 500 years ago" and "The body being exhumed, it was found to be in a state of the most perfect preservation". Printed by Turner and Co., Wood Street, one door from Cheapside, London.

Dates: c1832

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1

Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances in London.

Dates: c1786 - 1968

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Interesting Scientific and Rational Exhibition Handbill, c1831

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.152

Scope and Contents

The Mummy of an Egyptian King at 18 High Holborn. 4000 year old mummy divested of all its coverings, taken from Thebes by Captain Jefferson.

Dates: c1831

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills

John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0086

Scope and Contents The collection consists of handbills, programmes and small flyers for shows, fairs, expositions and circus performances in the nineteenth century. The circus material in the Bramwell Taylor Collection was sponsored by the Circus Friends Association of Great Britain and consists of material relating to 19th century touring circuses, individual acts and purpose built hippodromes such as Hengler’s Circus and Astley’s Amphitheatre. Additionally this collection also contains a small amount of...

Dates: c1786 - 2003

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills, 1830 - 1968

Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.144-152

Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Oxford Street and Holborn.

Dates: 1830 - 1968

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills

Regent Street Handbills, c1824 - 1899

Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.44-72

Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Regent Street.

Dates: c1824 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills

Strand Handbills, c1785 - 1899

Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.88-116

Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling exhibitions and sideshows at Strand, Covent Garden, Charing Cross and Fleet Street.

Dates: c1785 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills

To the Curious Handbill, 13 March 1823

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.105

Scope and Contents

Egyptian Mummy at 139 Strand. Mummy "Entirely unwrapped, as far as decency will permit, ever seen in this country". Printed by J. Harris, 27 Swan Ynrd, Strand.

Dates: 13 March 1823

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Strand Handbills

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Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003

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Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Exhibition of the Etruscan Museum Handbill, c1830 - 1839

Extraordinary Peruvian Relic Handbill, c1832

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

Interesting Scientific and Rational Exhibition Handbill, c1831

John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills, 1830 - 1968

Regent Street Handbills, c1824 - 1899

Strand Handbills, c1785 - 1899

To the Curious Handbill, 13 March 1823

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