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Charles Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0069
Scope and Contents

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

Dates: c1937 - 1989

Chris Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0112
Scope and Contents

This collection contains five boxes of original photographic material including negatives and slides, a small amount of fairground journals, newspaper cuttings, correspondence, six audio tapes and a small amount of posters and handbills all related to the fairground and steam rally events.

Dates: 1971 - 2013

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

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

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Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2
Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 2
Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 2
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 2
Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1
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Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1
B. Cole & Sons (Amusements) Ltd (Established 1890) 1
Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1
Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1
Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1
Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1
Bob Wilson's Funfairs (Established 1971) 1
Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1
Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1
C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1
Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1
Carters Steam Fair (1977 - 2022) 1
Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 1
Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1
Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 1
Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1
Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1
Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1
David Rowland & Sons (Established c1970 - 1979) 1
Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1
Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 1
Fairground Heritage Trust. Dingles (Established 1986) 1
Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1
Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1
Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1
Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 1
G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1
Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Hatwells Fun Fair (Established 1840) 1
J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1
J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 1
Jay Miller's Circus (Established 1986) 1
Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 1
King, Steve, Born 1933 1
Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 1
Manders (Established 1850) 1
Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1
Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1
North's Funfairs (Established 1861) 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
Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) 1
Russell, Chris, Born 1953 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
S.D.C. (c1960 - 1993) (Amusement Rides Manufacturers) 1
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1
Stewart Family, Established 1914 (Fairground Showmen) 1
Taylor's Printers, Wombwell, Yorks (Established c1890) 1
Taylor, Charles, Born c1940 1
Taylor, Heather, Born c1945 1
Taylor, Ronald Allen, 1925 - 1994 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 1
The Nolan Sisters (Established 1980) 1
Thornewill & Warham Ltd (1849 - 1929) 1
Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 1
Traver Engineering Company (1906 - 1933) 1
Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 1
Wallis' Amusements (Established 1883) 1
Weights Circus and Zoo (c1945 - 1999) 1
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