Posters, c1800 - 2011
Scope and Contents
A wide range of British and international circus and menagerie posters ranging from the 19th to the 21st century including Astley's Amphitheatre, Pablo Fanque, Polito, Bostock and Wombwell, Ducrow, Cooke, Hengler, Sanger, Smart, Gerry Cottle, Bertram Mills, Chipperfield's, Robert Brothers, Fossett, Blackpool Tower, Billy Russell, Belle Vue, Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Austen Brothers and many more.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 2011
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Astley's Amphitheatre (1773 - 1891) (Organisation)
- Fanque, Pablo, 1810 - 1871 (Person)
- Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) (Organisation)
- Ducrow, Andrew (1793-1842) (Person)
- Cooke's Royal Circus (c1780 - 1908) (Organisation)
- Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) (Organisation)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
- Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) (Organisation)
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) (Organisation)
- Robert Brothers Circus (Established 1944) (Organisation)
- Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) (Organisation)
- Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) (Organisation)
- Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) (Organisation)
- Polito's Menagerie (c1810 - 1830) (Organisation)
- Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) (Organisation)
- Royal Exeter Menagerie (1773 - 1829) (The Strand, London) (Organisation)
- The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) (Organisation)
- Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) (Organisation)
- W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) (Organisation)
- The Great Carmo's Circus and Menagerie (1927 - 1937) (Organisation)
- David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) (Organisation)
- Battersea Park Amusement Park (1858 - 1972) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room. Some items are not available to view due to poor condition
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1307 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835 - 1868 (Person)
- Van Amburgh, Isaac, 1808 - 1865 (Person)
- Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 (Person)
- Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 (Person)
- Polyakov, Nikolai Petrovich, 1900 - 1974 (Coco the Clown) (Person)
- Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) (Organisation)
- Circus Knie (Established 1803) (Organisation)
- Circus Krone (Established 1905) (Organisation)
- Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 (Person)
- Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) (Organisation)
- Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 (Person)
- Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 (Person)
- Doddles, c1877 - 1967 (Person)
- Polyakov, Nikolai Petrovich, 1900 - 1974 (Coco the Clown) (Person)
- Court, Alfred, 1883 - 1977 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
- Clowning
- Comedians
- Contortionists
- Equestrians
- Fire eating
- Gymnasts
- Jugglers
- Performers
- Showwoman
- Singing
- Strong men
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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