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World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 4

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 3

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 3

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 2

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Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 2

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2

Gale, John, Active 1920 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 2

Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 2

Manders (Established 1850) 2

Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 2

Scott, Rowland, 1921 - 1998 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2

Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1

Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1

British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 1

Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1

Butlins (Established c1920) 1

Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 1

Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (1770 - 1928) 1

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1

Codona (Established c1790) 1

Conway, Cedric, c1900 - 1970 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

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

Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1

Crow Amusements (Established 1865) 1

Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1

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

Dever, Harold, c1900 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 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

Fielding, Bernard, Active 1990 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Fodens Ltd (1887 - 2006) 1

Fowle, Fred, 1914 - 1983 1

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

George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1

Hives, Joe (Joseph), Active c1900 - 1979 1

J. & H. McLaren (1876 - 1959) 1

J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1

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

Jackson, Percy (Percival), Active 1900 - 1970 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

John Fowler & Co. (1863 - 1974) 1

Kinder, Ron, Active c1960 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 1

Leeson, Jack, 1917 - 1995 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

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

Madison, Ray, Active c1980 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Manning Carnival Fun Fairs (Established 1850) 1

Marston, Cliff, c1908 - 1978 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1

McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961 1

Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 1

Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1

Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1

Olympia London (Established 1886) 1

Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1

Poole, Harry, c1895 - 1980 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) 1

Richard Garrett & Sons (1778 - 1981) 1

Robey & Co. Ltd (c1849 - 1988) 1

Roger Tuby & Son Funfairs (Established c1871) 1

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

Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1

Shufflebottom Family, c1870 - 1998 1

Silcocks Fun Fairs (Established c1870 - 1879) 1

Sissons, Richard, Born c1950 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Smart, Kay, c1930 - 2016 1

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1

Spooner, Rod, 1927- 2011 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) 1

Taylor, Ron, c1919 - 2004 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 Fairground Mercury (Established 1978) 1

The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 1

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

Thornewill & Warham Ltd (1849 - 1929) 1

Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 1

Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 1

Tucker, George, c1908 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

W. Marshall Amusements (Established c1986) 1

Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 1

Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 1

Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 1

Wilkinson, Jack, 1904 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

William Foster & Co. Ltd (1846 - 1960) 1

Williams, Randall Kay, 1846 - 1898 1

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