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 6 Collections and/or Records:

Belle Vue Handbill, c1848

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.234

Scope and Contents

Zoological gardens and museum of curiosities at Belle Vue, Hyde Road, Manchester. Folio from book advertising the zoo, Pleasure Boats, Elizabethan Maze and dancing Platform. On revere, advertising for Cole’s patent trusses and medicated Bands, 2pp.

Dates: c1848

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Handbills for Venues Outside London

Belle Vue Handbill, c1848

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.235

Scope and Contents

The Gardens and Pleasure Grounds at Belle Vue, Hyde Road, Manchester. Folio from book advertising the zoo. Other adverts on reverse, 2pp.

Dates: c1848

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Handbills for Venues Outside London

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

Handbills for Venues Outside London, 1789 - c1929

Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.208-235

Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances at venues outside London.

Dates: 1789 - c1929

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

Pomona Gardens Handbill, 1848

Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1

Reference code: 178T1.233

Scope and Contents

Gardens and pleasure grounds at Hulme, Manchester. Folio from book containing advertising for garden and pleasure grounds, Peel Park, Salford. On reverse contains adverts including one for Lea & Perrins, 2pp.

Dates: 1848

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Handbills for Venues Outside London

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Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003

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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Belle Vue Handbill, c1848

Belle Vue Handbill, c1848

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

Handbills for Venues Outside London, 1789 - c1929

John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Pomona Gardens Handbill, 1848

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