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Gaudern Lambe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0034
Scope and Contents

Black and white and colour slides and negatives taken by Lewis Shepperton of March and Wisbech fairs in the 1950s.

Dates: c1950 - 1959

George Bolesworth Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0111
Scope and Contents

Reels of 8mm and Super8 amateur, silent and colour film, shot by Mr George Bolesworth at various locations in England and Spain. All the themes are around, fairs and family activities such as holidays as well as other type of popular entertainments.

Dates: c1950 - 1989

George Dawson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0018
Scope and Contents

The collection contains numerous photographs, newspaper cuttings relating to traction engines and 40 rally programmes.

Dates: 1902 - 1983

George McIndoe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0181
Scope and Contents

Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.

Dates: c1880 - 1969; 18 May 1981

George Tucker Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0020
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises fairground photographs and 3 members' cards, two from Yorkshire Stall Holders Association and one from the Yorkshire section of the Showmen's Guild

Dates: c1912 - 1969

Graham Downie Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0006
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of ex-service showmen taking part in the 1994 Remembrance Day Parade, trade literature, calendars, posters, a monograph from the Alcester & District Local History Society and Charlie Merrin's paperwork for the 1989 centenary fair in Hyde Park.

Dates: c1960 - 1996

Harold Dever Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0048
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts from a variety of fairs, taken by a number of photographers including Albert Davies.

Dates: c1900 - 1980

Harry Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0076
Scope and Contents

Photographs, posters and other documents relating to Waddington family Steam Yacht.

Dates: c1900 - 1989

Harry Poole Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0039
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts as well as scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings from 'The World's Fair' including British Fairground Society Notes, 1949-1963 and scrapbooks relating to fairs, particularly in the Lancashire area.

Dates: c1900 - 1969

Harry Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0082
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Oxfordshire Fairs, Showmen and preservation societies.

Dates: c1970 - 1999

Hull Fair Project Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0071
Scope and Contents

Research material used for the Hull Fair Project exhibition and DVD including audio visual material, digitised images, oral history and transcripts.

Dates: c1800 - 2005

Ian Cawthorne Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0090
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of fairground transport, living wagons and rides taken by Ian Cawthorne on his travels around the fairs.

Dates: 1974 - 1980; 1989 - 1992

Jack Leeson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0019
Scope and Contents

Photographs and negatives, both collected and taken by him as well as notebooks with detailed lists of every fair visited. Jack Leeson used an elaborate system of cross-referencing which match the photographs and Jack's account of the fair. Also included are letters, scrapbooks and a collection of records of fairground music and some fairground models.

Dates: 1949 - 1992

Jack Stephens Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0103
Scope and Contents

This collection contains colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, organs and transport taken by Jack Stephens.

Dates: 1970 - 2006

Jack Wilkinson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0168
Scope and Contents Black and white and colour photographs and negatives of fairgrounds, fairground organs, steam engines and other transportation systems with annotations by Jack Wilkinson and other sources, such as William Keating, James Davidson, Philip Bradley and Jack Mellor, as well as notebooks, scrapbooks, journals, books, correspondence, research material, audio tapes of fairground organ music and some 3D items including Jack's recording equipment and a model of a fairground organ. Jack Wilkinson’s...
Dates: c1900 - 1979

Jim Bassett Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0004
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of fairground transport and rides taken by Jim Bassett.

Dates: c1980 - 1999

Jimmy Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0035
Scope and Contents

Black and white copy prints and negatives and three items of ephemera relating to the Williams family.

Dates: c1880 - 1972

Joe Hives Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0023
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of fairground rides, transport, sideshows, boxing booths and showmen and women.

Dates: c1890 - 1979

John and Mabel Strudwick Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0153
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white and colour photographs and postcards, some originals and some copies, including one World War I soldier photograph, and some colour photographs, as well as a newspaper clipping, a baptism certificate and a recent letter from BBC Northamptonshire.

Dates: 1900 - 1999

John Gale Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0033
Scope and Contents

Photographs taken by John Gale, including a collection of negatives from his favourite fairs: Newcastle Town Moor, Durham Miners' Gala, Houghton Feast, Northallerton and his home town of Wolsingham. There are also a number of newspaper cuttings, circus and rally programmes.

Dates: c1920 - 1989

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Names
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 12
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 8
Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 5
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 5
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 4
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Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 4
Carters Steam Fair (1977 - 2022) 4
British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 3
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 3
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 3
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 3
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 3
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 3
Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 3
Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 3
Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 2
Aspland-Howden (c1875 - 1915) 2
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 2
Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 2
Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 2
Dave Homer Video (Established 1989) 2
Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 2
Gale, John, Active 1920 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 2
Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 2
Manders (Established 1850) 2
Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 2
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 2
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 2
Scott, Rowland, 1921 - 1998 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Scrivens, Kevin, Born c1960 2
Shufflebottom Family, c1870 - 1998 2
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 2
Spooner, Rod, 1927- 2011 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2
Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 2
Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 2
William Foster & Co. Ltd (1846 - 1960) 2
Angel, Paul, c1930 - 2005 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1
B. Cole & Sons (Amusements) Ltd (Established 1890) 1
Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1
Bassett, Jim (James), c1960 - 2013 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Bathe, Lionel, 1919 - 1995 (Fairground and Circus Enthusiast) 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1
Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1
Bird, Margaret, c1900 - 1999 1
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1
Bob Wilson's Funfairs (Established 1971) 1
Bolesworth, George, 1921 - 1987 1
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
Bradley, Philip W, Active 1920 - 1999 1
Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1
Braithwaite, Paul, Born 1953 1
British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) (Established 1974) 1
Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1
Burridge, Martin, Born 1952 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Butlins (Established c1920) 1
C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1
Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1
Cawthorne, Ian, Born c1956 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (1770 - 1928) 1
Chase, Bob, Born 1957 1
Cheverill, David, c1921 - 2009 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 1
Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1
Coats, Billy (William), c1938 - 2013 (Fairground Showman and Enthusiast) 1
Codona (Established c1790) 1
Conway, Cedric, c1900 - 1970 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Corrigan's Amusement Arcades (Established c1960 - 1969) 1
Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1
Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1
Crow Amusements (Established 1865) 1
Dandridge, Ted, Active c1950 - 1987 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1
David Rowland & Sons (Established c1970 - 1979) 1
Dawson, George, c1938 - 2018 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
De-Vey Family (Established c1867) 1
Dever, Harold, c1900 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1
Drewe, Noel, Active 1927 - 1995 (Circus Enthusiast) 1
Fairground Heritage Trust. Dingles (Established 1986) 1
Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1
Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1
Fielding, Bernard, Active 1990 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Fodens Ltd (1887 - 2006) 1
Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1
Fowle, Fred, 1914 - 1983 1
Fox, Ken, Born c1967 1
G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1
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