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Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 2

Buller, Redvers Henry, General, Sir, 1839 - 1908 2

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2

Karno, Fred, 1866 - 1941 2

Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832 - 1914 2

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Tilley, Vesta, 1864 - 1952 2

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1

Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 1

Assembly Rooms (1810 - 1819) 1

Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 1

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1

Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 1

Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 1

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Established 1920) 1

Bruce, Thomas, 7th Earl of Elgin, 1766 - 1841 1

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1

Burnaby, Frederick Gustavus, Colonel, 1842 - 1885 1

Butlins (Established c1920) 1

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1

Codona (Established c1790) 1

Corrigan's Amusement Arcades (Established c1960 - 1969) 1

Crow Amusements (Established 1865) 1

Cruikshank, George, 1792 - 1878 1

Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) 1

Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 1

Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 1

Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 1

Gitana, Gertie (1887 - 1957) 1

Gompertz. Moses (c1812 - 1893) 1

Gordon, Charles George, General, 1833 - 1885 1

Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) 1

Hicks, William, Colonel, 1830 - 1883 1

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1

Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 1

Hylton, Millie, 1870 - 1920 1

J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 1

Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 1

KaMpande, Cetshwayo, c1826 - 1884 1

King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 1

Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 1

Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 1

Ling Soo, Chung, 1861 - 1918 1

Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 1

Manders (Established 1850) 1

Manning Carnival Fun Fairs (Established 1850) 1

Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 1

Messrs. Hamilton (c1848 - 1923) 1

Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1

Oxford Music Hall (1861 - 1926) 1

Pasha, Emin, 1840 - 1892 1

Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 1

Pepper, John Henry, 1821 - 1990 1

Poole's Myrioramas (1837 - 1937) 1

Poole, Ada Violet, 1875 - 1954 1

Poole, Charles William, 1858 - 1918 1

Poole, Charles William, Jr., 1880 - [?] 1

Poole, Charles, 1821 - 1877 1

Poole, Elizabeth, 1856 - 1937 1

Poole, Florence Henrietta, 1873 - [?] 1

Poole, Fred (Frederick), 1867 - 1907 1

Poole, George Walter, 1828 - 1877 1

Poole, George, 1849 - 1929 1

Poole, Gordon, 1893 - 1970 1

Poole, Henry, 1850 - 1925 1

Poole, John Kenneth Stafford, 1911 - 1998 1

Poole, John Reginald, 1882 - 1950 1

Poole, Joseph Wolseley, 1878 - 1954 1

Poole, Joseph, 1847 - 1906 1

Poole, Lillian Maude, 1879 - 1946 1

Pryce, Elijah, 1847 - 1935 1

Putney Cinema (c1910 - 1976) 1

Reeves, Billie (William), 1864 - 1943 1

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 1

Roger Tuby & Son Funfairs (Established c1871) 1

Royal Alhambra Palace (1858 - 1936) (London) 1

S.D.C. (c1960 - 1993) (Amusement Rides Manufacturers) 1

Savoy Cinema (1938 - 1959) 1

Scott, Rowland, 1921 - 1998 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1793 - 1864) 1

Shufflebottom Family, c1870 - 1998 1

Sickert, Walter, 1860 - 1942 1

Silcocks Fun Fairs (Established c1870 - 1879) 1

Stanley, Henry Morton, Sir, 1841 - 1904 1

Taylor, Ronald Allen, 1925 - 1994 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Testo Family, Established c1700 1

Testo, Felix, c1799 - 1879 1

Testo, Felix, junior, c1838 - 1910 1

Testo, William, 1840 - 1899 1

The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) 1

The Bedford Music Hall (1861 - 1959) 1

The London Coliseum (1827 - 1875) 1

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 1

Thomas Whitelegg & Sons Ltd (Established c1880 - 1899) 1

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 1

Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 1

Victoria, Vesta, 1873 - 1951 1

W. Marshall Amusements (Established c1986) 1

Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 1

Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 1

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