Nichols Family Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains amateur Super8 cine reels filmed by Thomas O’Beirne, black and white and colour photographs and slides, circus and theatre posters, a watercolour and a small amount of other ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: c1920-1939
Creator
- Nichols Family, Established c1918 (Family)
- Nichols Fun Fair (Established c1918) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Biographical / Historical
The Nichols family are a London based fairground family who continue to travel today.
The Nichols Family have taken fairs to Buckingham for over 100 years. The family business started with William Nichols, a plumber from Forest Gate in London. William started working for Showman Swayle Bolesworth in the early 1900’s, until he eventually bought his own rides and set up his own family business as a travelling showman.
William was the first member of the family to presented the fair at Buckingham Charter Fair in 1918 and his grandson Marshall Nichols, third generation showman from the Nichols family, continues with the tradition today.
In 1923, William Nichols had a steam engine called the Princess Mary, which powered the roundabouts. The family business, now called, Nichols Fun Fairs continues touring the same circuit as the family have done for over 100 years.
Extent
14 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Created by Ian Trowell Updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
- Date
- 23 February 2015
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk