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The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 8

Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 3

Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 3

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 2

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Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 2

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2

British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 2

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 2

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2

Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 2

Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 2

Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 2

Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 2

George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 2

Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 2

Olympia London (Established 1886) 2

Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 2

Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 2

Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 2

Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 2

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 2

The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 2

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2

Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 2

World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 2

Adams, Albert Victor, 1890 - 1949 1

Adams, Lulu (Louise), c1900 - 1989 1

Adelphi Theatre (Established 1806) 1

Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 1

Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1

Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1

Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 1

Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 1

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1

Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1

Big Daddy, 1930 - 1997 1

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1

Bird, Margaret, c1900 - 1999 1

Blackpool Hippodrome (1895 - 2014) 1

Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 1

Bobby Robert's Super Circus (1993 - 2011) 1

Booth, William, 1829 - 1912 (The General) 1

Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1

British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) (Established 1974) 1

Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1

Butcher, Caroline, [?] 1

Butcher, Henry, c1840 - [?] 1

Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1

Cashmore, Martha, 1870 - 1957 1

Chaplin, Charles, 1889 - 1977 1

Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 1

Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (1770 - 1928) 1

Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) 1

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1

Circus Krone (Established 1905) 1

Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 1

Cooper, Millicent, c1900 - 1995 1

Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1

Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 1

Craston, Joe (Joseph), c1900 - 1989 1

Craston, Victoria, c1902 - 1989 1

Critchlow, Cyril, 1923 - 2008 1

Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 1

Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1

Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1

De-Vey Family (Established c1867) 1

Deveen, D., c1900 - 1989 1

Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1

Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1

Duke of York Theatre (Established 1892) 1

Egyptian Hall (1812 - 1905) 1

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

Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1

Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1

Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1

Forde, Florrie, 1875 - 1940 1

Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) 1

Green, Tommy, Active c1962 - 2012 1

Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 1

Groupe Gaston Reverchon International Design (1929 - 2008) 1

Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 1

Haslam, Albert, 1851 - [?] 1

Haydon & Urry Ltd (c1890 - 1916) 1

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1

Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 1

J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1

Jay, Peter, Born 1944 1

Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 1

King, Hetty, 1883 - 1972 1

Lang Wheels (c1900 - 1969) 1

Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 1

Leno, Dan, 1860 - 1904 1

Lusse Brothers Inc (1922 - 1994) 1

Manders (Established 1850) 1

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