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Arthur Jones Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0049
Scope and Contents

The photograph library of the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans (FCFS). This collection includes material relating to famous fairs, engines and rides. As well as containing a full bound set of 'Merry-Go-Round' journals and numerous books, letters and other journals. The collection includes various catalogues and notebooks documenting the use of traction engines on the fairground.

Dates: c1900 - 1979

Bill Weeks Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of fairgrounds and steam engines, journal articles, newspaper cuttings, correspondence and books on railways, engineering, fairgrounds and other related topics.

Dates: c1920 - 2000

Orton and Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0070
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a large selection of archives from the Orton and Spooner Company. The collection comprises photographs and cabinet card images showing carved work, structural work and classic painted work, 4 boxes of notes, invoices and clippings, 8 drawers of plans and blueprints, 2 folders of ride specifications and order forms, accounts books and a library of source books showing turn of the century art used by the artists in the company.

Dates: c1870 - 1969

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0054
Scope and Contents

The main extent of the collection contains yearbooks, meetings and minutes, correspondence and a record of day to day activities within The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain.

Dates: 1904 - 2023

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Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 2
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 2
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1
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Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1
Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
Bradley, Philip W, Active 1920 - 1999 1
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1
Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1
Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1
Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1
Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 1
Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1
Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 1
J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1
James Noyce & Sons Funfair (Established c1800) 1
Jones, Arthur, Active c1890 -1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Manders (Established 1850) 1
Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1
Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1
Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1
Olympia London (Established 1886) 1
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1
Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 1
Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) 1
Robey & Co. Ltd (c1849 - 1988) 1
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1
Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) 1
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 1
Thornewill & Warham Ltd (1849 - 1929) 1
Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 1
Weeks, Bill (William), 1928 - 2016 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Whimsical Walker, 1851 - 1934 1
William Foster & Co. Ltd (1846 - 1960) 1
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 1
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