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Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 3

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

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2

Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 2

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

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Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 2

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 2

Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 2

Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 2

Manders (Established 1850) 2

Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 2

Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 2

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

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2

World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 2

Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1

Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1

Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1

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

Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1

Braithwaite, Paul, Born 1953 1

British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 1

Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1

Butcher, Caroline, [?] 1

Butcher, Henry, c1840 - [?] 1

Butlins (Established c1920) 1

Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 1

Carters Steam Fair (1977 - 2022) 1

Cawthorne, Ian, Born c1956 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Chase, Bob, Born 1957 1

Codona (Established c1790) 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

Dick, June, Born 1928 1

Dreamland (Established 1919) 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

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

Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 1

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

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

Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1

Manning Carnival Fun Fairs (Established 1850) 1

Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1

McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961 1

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

Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 1

Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1

Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1

Nichols Family, Established c1918 1

Nichols Fun Fair (Established c1918) 1

Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) 1

Olympia London (Established 1886) 1

Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1

Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 1

Paulo, Frank Frisco, c1879 - 1929 1

Paulo, Harry, 1916 - 1966 1

Paulo, Thomas, [?] 1

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

Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) 1

Robey & Co. Ltd (c1849 - 1988) 1

Roger Tuby & Son Funfairs (Established c1871) 1

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

Sanger's Allied Circus (Established 1854) 1

Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 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

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1

Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) 1

Strudwick, Henry Arthur, 1862 - 1932 1

Swindlehurst, Philip, c1920 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

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

W. Marshall Amusements (Established c1986) 1

Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 1

Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 1

Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 1

Whitaker, Margaret, 1924 - 2013 1

Williams, Jimmy (James), 1922 - 2009 1

Williams, Randall Kay, 1846 - 1898 1

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