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Bernard Fielding Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0084
Scope and Contents

Photographs and scrapbooks compiled by Bernard Fielding. Each scrapbook contains a mixture of press cuttings including Fairground Mercury and World’s Fair, photographs, postcards, Paul Braithwaite history and patent material. Augmented by handwritten notes and research from other enthusiasts.

Dates: c1990 - 1999

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

Paul Wright Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0170
Scope and Contents

Designs, drawings, research material, a piece of correspondence and some photographs, mainly related to the creative process and conception of the artwork for Chadwick’s Ghost Train as well as Paul Wright's lifetime archive related to his work as a fairground artist.

Dates: c1994 - 1996

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Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2
Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 1
Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1
Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
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Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1
Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (1770 - 1928) 1
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 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
Fielding, Bernard, Active 1990 - 1999 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Fodens Ltd (1887 - 2006) 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 1
J. & H. McLaren (1876 - 1959) 1
J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1
John Fowler & Co. (1863 - 1974) 1
Manders (Established 1850) 1
Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 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
Richard Garrett & Sons (1778 - 1981) 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 Fairground Mercury (Established 1978) 1
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 1
Thornewill & Warham Ltd (1849 - 1929) 1
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 1
Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 1
W. Chadwick & Sons (Established 1889) 1
William Foster & Co. Ltd (1846 - 1960) 1
World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 1
Wright, Paul, 1954 - 2019 (Fairground Artist) 1
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