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 4 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Miss C. Heenan at The Universum Handbill, 1968

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

Reference code: 178T1.151

Scope and Contents

369 Oxford Street, London. "The Great American Prize Lady" " She is 26in around the muscle of the arm, 3ft 6 inches across the shoulders and 7 feet round the body" Illustrated. Printed by Corden, Machine Printer, 26 and 27 Gee Street, St. Luke’s, E.C.

Dates: 1968

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

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

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Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003

Biography

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Miss C. Heenan at The Universum Handbill, 1968

Oxford Street and Holborn Handbills, 1830 - 1968

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