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Acrobats 246

Aerialists 281

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Anglo-Egyptian War, 1882 32

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Musical performances 439

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Optical illusions 155

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Scenic railway 51

Showman 1065

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Sideshows 303

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South African War, 1899-1902 27

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Transport 394

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Wall of death 59

Waltzer 35

War 117

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World War, 1914-1918 54

World War, 1939-1945 61

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Zulu War, 1879 8

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Afrikaans 2

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Dutch; Flemish 45

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Names

Acres, Birt, 1854 - 1918 50

Adams, Albert Victor, 1890 - 1949 30

Adams, Lulu (Louise), c1900 - 1989 451

Alton Towers (Established 1980) 32

Angel, Paul, c1930 - 2005 (Fairground Enthusiast) 24

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Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 353

Arnold, Tom, 1897 - 1969 37

Astley's Amphitheatre (1773 - 1891) 30

Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 285

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 50

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 85

Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980 70

Beloff, Zoe, Born 1958 30

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 220

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1049

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 25

Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 179

Blundell Jones, Peter, 1949 - 2016 79

Bolesworth, George, 1921 - 1987 25

Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 29

Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 35

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 101

Braithwaite, Paul, Born 1953 21

Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003 369

Buttrick, Barbara, Born 1930 60

Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 84

Carnesky, Marisa, Born 1971 406

Cashmore, Martha, 1870 - 1957 41

Chadwick, Sheldon, Born 1994 22

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 149

Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 35

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1300

Circus Krone (Established 1905) 27

Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 49

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 27

Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 60

Craston, Joe (Joseph), c1900 - 1989 85

Craston, Victoria, c1902 - 1989 90

Critchlow, Cyril, 1923 - 2008 619

Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 22

Dawson, George, c1938 - 2018 (Fairground Enthusiast) 94

Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 410

Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast) 342

Egyptian Hall (1812 - 1905) 26

Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 178

Fielding, Bernard, Active 1990 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 30

Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 118

Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 55

George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 803

Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) 79

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 80

Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 34

Handby & Celeine (Active 1932 - 1939) 39

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 23

Holmes, Fred (Frederick), 1878 - 1951 44

J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 22

Jackson, Ben (Benjamin), Active 1903 - 1923 40

Jay, Peter, Born 1944 36

Johnstone, Stuart, Active 1920 - 1980 (Fairground Enthusiast) 98

Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 34

Jones, Arthur, Active c1890 -1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 27

Kaye, Hamilton, 1921 - 2006 70

Leonard, Michelle, Born c1963 24

Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 258

Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 39

Manning-Sanders, Ruth, 1886 - 1988 119

Marshall, Renee, 1916 - 2000 42

Marshall, Walter, 1916 - 1970 41

Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 28

Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) 24

Olympia London (Established 1886) 91

Palmer, Christopher, Born 1930 78

Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 24

Poole's Myrioramas (1837 - 1937) 74

Price, Dick (Richard), c1922 - 2000 (Fairground Enthusiast) 70

Pugh, Digger, c1902 - 1985 27

Redfern, Jasper, 1871 - 1928 105

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 30

Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) 86

Roberto, Frankie, Born c1985 (Theme Park Enthusiast) 42

Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 98

Russell, Chris, Born 1953 (Fairground Enthusiast) 71

Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 109

Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 22

Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity (Established 2021) 22

Skinning the Cat (1988 - 2002) 67

Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 835

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 23

Sprague, Cathie, Born c1967 65

Stevens, Geoff, Born 1929 (Circus Enthusiast) 23

Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 491

Taylor, Charles, Born c1940 482

Taylor, Heather, Born c1945 482

Testo Family, Established c1700 24

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 197

Theatre, Sheffield (1763 - 1935) 106

Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 28

Truman, Rebecca, Born 1967 67

W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) 144

World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 25

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