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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4555 Collections and/or Records:

Gerry Cottle Presents the World's Greatest Circus Poster, 25 - 27 April 1986

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.998
Scope and Contents

Dumfries, Park Farm Showfield. Yasmine Smart and her horses. Colour illustration of many circus acts including a woman being carried in the mouth of an elephant, a man performing on the suspended spinning wheel, a clown, two Chinese dragons and three horses, background red, pink and white, type multicoloured

Dates: 25 - 27 April 1986

Gerry Cottle Presents the World's Greatest Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1011
Scope and Contents

Dudley, Zoo Car Park, 3 to 7 December. El Hakim fakir, the big wheel of death, Rani the TV elephant act, Sue Lacey's tigers, Pam Enos famous football dogs, David Konyot clown company. Colour illustration of a cartoon clothed elephant putting up a poster, with a mouse in clown costume standing beside him, background red brick pattern and white, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus and Carnival Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.980
Scope and Contents

London, Wembley Exhibition Halls, 24 December to 10 January. Jeremy Beadle. Colour illustration with large images of a ringmaster, a tiger and a woman riding an elephant, and smaller images of fun fair rides, a clown, zebras, llamas, a camel and a man being fired from a cannon, background blue, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus and Carnival Programme, 24 December 1992 - 10 January 1993

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Reference code: 178K43.421
Scope and Contents

Wembley Exhibition Halls. Colour photograph of Jeremy Beadle wearing a red tail jacket and black trousers on bottom left corner with arms open wide and a fairground at night on the background on the front cover, inside introduction to Jeremy Beadle, colour and black and white photographs of acts and performers with text, programme in the centre, followed by articles on circus and fairground topics and commercial advertising, 8p.p.

Dates: 24 December 1992 - 10 January 1993

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus plus Gigantic Indoor Fun Fair Programme, 20 December 1991 - 12 January 1992

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Reference code: 178K43.385
Scope and Contents

Wembley Halls 1, 2 and 3. Colour photograph of Jeremy Beadle riding an elephant in circle in the centre of the front cover, over a yellow background, inside introduction, Gerry Cottle's story, colour photographs of acts and performers, programme in the centre and commercial advertising, 18p.p.

Dates: 20 December 1991 - 12 January 1992

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1018
Scope and Contents

Bristol, Bath Road, 23 December to 14 January. Colour illustration of a clown holding a giant sphere, a lion, a tiger, a zebra and an elephant, background blue with snow falling, type multicoloured

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Christmas Circus Programme, 1977

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Reference code: 178K43.417
Scope and Contents

Royal Silver Jubilee programme. Blue and white illustration of clown on the left, roaring lion in the centre and ice skater on the right with circus tent and elephants and horses on the background and international flags above on the top section and programme below on the front cover, inside blue and white photographs of the circus and text, on back cover blue and white photographs of performers and text, 2p.p.

Dates: 1977

Gerry Cottle's Circus, Cottle and Austen and Burnt Stub's Circus Programmes, c1900 - 2001

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.385-442
Scope and Contents

Gerry Cottle Circus programmes including Circus of Horrors, Cottle and Austen, Cottle-Chipperfield Circus, Continental Berlin Circus, Moscow State Circus and Gerry Cottle's Circus abroad.

Dates: c1900 - 2001

Gerry Cottle's Circus Parade Programme, c1900 - 1999

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Reference code: 178K43.440
Scope and Contents

Colour photograph of performers posing in the circus ring and green, yellow and purple type on the front cover, inside introduction to Gerry Cottle's story and his family with colour photographs and various articles on animal welfare, the history of circus and others with colour photographs, programme missing, 6p.p.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1950-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.1133
Scope and Contents

Blackburn Witton Park, Preston Old Road. Blue background with white circle in the centre. Circle contains realistic clown head wearing an American top hat and red nose, yellow text box gives further details

Dates: c1950-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.938
Scope and Contents

Poster offering £100 reward for anyone able to identify those who have defaced the circus' advertising material. Background yellow, type black

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.967
Scope and Contents Cheltenham, the Racecourse, 25 to 30 April. Sue Lacey and her 10 tigers, wild west bonanza featuring Limping Lizard and the James Sisters, The Juggling Melvilles, Sally-Ann Duggan and her liberty horses, The Hazzard clowns, Ivan Karl strongman, Gerry Cottle's elephants presented by Alex Larenty. Colour illustrations of Gerry Cottle, a woman with three orange tigers, two acrobats, three women riding elephants and an Native American on horseback, background red and white, type blue, yellow and...
Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 4 - 16 April 1999

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Reference code: 178R47.968
Scope and Contents Chester, The Racecourse. Super nova space rocket, Lacey's Lions presented by Othmar Vohringer, Babette's footballing boxer dogs, Frank Endrix juggling unicyclist, elephant carousel, camels, llamas, spotted ponies, zebras, ankoli, The Flying Belle-Stars, The Ternos Troupe acrobats on the giant trampoline, The 'Spike Spencer' showband. Colour illustrations of Gerry Cottle, a woman and man suspended from a model space rocket, and four lions, background white with multicoloured sections, type...
Dates: 4 - 16 April 1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.970
Scope and Contents

Cheltenham, the Racecourse, 25 to 30 April. Colour illustrations of a small cartoon Gerry Cottle, and a large image of him with a clown, a man in eastern dress on an elephant, a trapeze artist and a clown and some some horses performing in the circus ring, background white with multicoloured sections, type multicoloured. Designed and printed by W E Berry Limited of Bradford

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.971
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Television's 'Seaside Special' Hippodrome Circus. Colour illustration of Gerry Cottle, background white, border blue with yellow stars, type pink and black. Printed in England by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.972
Scope and Contents

Sharjah, Super Dome, Expo Centre, 20 to 28 April. Mary Chipperfield and her lions and elephants. Colour illustration of a clown and a lion, background pink, border blue with yellow stars, type black, yellow and blue

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 5 - 7 June 1978

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Reference code: 178R47.974
Scope and Contents

Carlisle, Bitts Park. Mary Chipperfield's animals. Colour illustration of Gerry Cottle, background white, border blue with yellow stars, type pink and black. Printed in England by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: 5 - 7 June 1978

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, c1960-1999

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Reference code: 178R47.975
Scope and Contents

Chalk Farm Road, The Round House, 3 to 13 November. Johnny Hutch's Herculeans comedy acrobats. Colour photogrpahs of six acrobats forming a pyramid, background white with orange sections, border blue with yellow stars, type multicoloured. Printed in England by W E Berry LTD, Bradford

Dates: c1960-1999

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 20 - 24 March 1990

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Reference code: 178R47.976
Scope and Contents

Merthytydfil, Rhydcar Leisure Centre Car Park. Colour illustrations of a small cartoon Gerry Cottle, and a large image of him with a clown, a man in eastern dress on an elephant, a trapeze artist and a clown and some some horses performing in the circus ring, background white with multicoloured sections, type multicoloured

Dates: 20 - 24 March 1990

Gerry Cottle's Circus Poster, 16 - 21 April 1985

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Reference code: 178R47.977
Scope and Contents

Aldershot, North Camp. Colour illustration of several circus acts including a Chinese dragon costume, three clowns, eight acrobats, a juggler, a man in eastern dress with a sword and several people playing brass instruments, background white, type red and black

Dates: 16 - 21 April 1985