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Transport

 Subject
Subject Source: Unesco Thesaurus

Found in 458 Collections and/or Records:

Babbacombe & Brixham, 1990

 Item — Box Dick Price Box 22: Series 178D3
Reference code: 178D3.44
Scope and Contents

VHS tape titled, 'Babbacombe & Brixham', produced by TD Video and filmed by Terry Darby. Includes footage of fairs at Babbcombe and Brixham. Duration: 60 minutes.

Dates: 1990
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Dick Price Collection / Films

Banbury Rally, 1988

 Item — Box Dick Price Box 22: Series 178D3
Reference code: 178D3.49
Scope and Contents

VHS tape titled. 'Banbury Fair' produced by TD Video and filmed by Terry Darby. Locations include Banbury, Oxfordshire. Duration: 180 minutes.

Dates: 1988
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Dick Price Collection / Films

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
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Bibliography, c1994 - 2000

 Item
Reference code: 178J1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of Travelling communities, showmen and gypsy wagons, language, autobiographies/biographies of showmen; general history, individual fairs, fairground equipment and art, fairground transport, bioscopes and other shows, freak shows, menageries, fairground organs, general photographic history by Vanessa Toulmin.

Dates: c1994 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / O'Connor-Toulmin Family Collection

Biddall Family Photographs, c1880 - 1949

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C134.1-14
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs and postcards related to the Biddall faiground showman family, including images of Funny Joe the clown, bioscope shows and fairground rides belonging to the family. Also contains a group photograph portraying three men in uniform.

Dates: c1880 - 1949
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George McIndoe Collection / Photographs

Bill Garbett Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0050
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white photographs mainly taken by Bill Garbett of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport owned by Pat Collins Fun Fair, Carters Steam Fair and the showman Alfred Stevens.

Dates: 1937 - 1994
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

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
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Billy Smart Circus Photographs, 1946 - 1973

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178C108.681-786
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of Billy Smart's Circus, showing performers, animals, trucks and tents.

Dates: 1946 - 1973
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

Blueprints for Fairground Rides and Transport, c1875 - 1949

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178M15.26
Scope and Contents

Plans for fairground rides and transport including loco boiler for fixing on truck, arrangement of KS Tangye gas engine, section of Water Dodgem propeller unit, Houdley truck, Mrs Murphy’s truck, Little Samson steam engine, No.64 Ark truck and Pullman living wagons.

Dates: c1875 - 1949
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides, c1875 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178M15.34
Scope and Contents Plans and elevation drawings for various fairground rides, including No.2 car track, Whirlwind racer, Switchback frames for J. Whiting, Weymouth Ghost Train, No.1 and No.2 Swoops, No.1, No.2, No.3, No.11, No.16 (alterations), No.33 (extension), No.47, No.52, No.54 and No.64 Arks, No.30 Noah’s Ark, No.31 Ark extension and No.4 alterations to the front for Frank Codona, cut out of motorcycle, Yo-Yo, No.8 Ghost Train, survey of ground for the Ghost Train Westover Amusement Park Bournemouth and...
Dates: c1875 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides, c1880 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178M15.35
Scope and Contents Plans and elevation drawings for various fairground rides, including No.64 Ark, No.52, No.54 Dodgems, No.1 Water Dodgem, Whirlwind racer design and electrical diagram, Yo-Yo centre drum, Swings, Joy Wheel, track for Gymnastic railway for East Coast Amusements, Ghost Train, Scenic No.1, commercial development on Burton-upon-Trent, Wall of Death, No.3 Monorail, No.8 Ghost train, Auto Skooter for Blackpool Olympia, Anderton and Rowland’s Dodgem’s carrier, No.45 Ark pay box, Codona’s Noah’s Ark...
Dates: c1880 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans

Bridgwater Fair, 1991

 Item — Box Dick Price Box 22: Series 178D3
Reference code: 178D3.48
Scope and Contents

VHS tape titled. 'Bridgwater Fair' produced by TD Video and filmed by Terry Darby. Locations include Bridgwater, Somerset. Duration: 180 minutes.

Dates: 1991
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Dick Price Collection / Films

Bromyard Gala Society Committee Great Herefordshire County Show and Rally Programme, 26 June 1981 - 5 July 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.28
Scope and Contents

Bromyard Gala Society Committee Great Herefordshire County Show and Rally. 83pp, illustrated.

Dates: 26 June 1981 - 5 July 1981
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Dawson Collection / Programmes / Transport Rally Programmes

Bysteam Programme, 7 - 8 September 1968

 Item
Reference code: 178K32.3
Scope and Contents

Thursford. Society for the Preservation of Steam and Motor Vehicles, Rural Crafts and Bygones. 12p.p with illustrations.

Dates: 7 - 8 September 1968
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Programmes

Carriage And Pair, c1860-1900

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 4: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.186
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of a small carriage drawn by two ponies. A family stands on one end of the carriage while the handler stands near the ponies. A hand written note on the back reads "Carriage and Pair, presented by Lord George Sanger to the children of the Prince of Wales, King Edward VII)".

Dates: c1860-1900
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Photographs

Carriage And Ponies, c1860-1900

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 4: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.183
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of George Sanger with ponies and carriage. Writing on the back gives full description "Carriage ponies presented to the children of the Prince of Wales (Edward VII). Taken at Park Farm".

Dates: c1860-1900
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Photographs

Carrington Park Traction Engine Rally Programme, 30 - 31 May 1971

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.26(i)
Scope and Contents

Carrington Park Traction Engine Rally, Carrington Park, Manchester. 78pp, illustrated.

Dates: 30 - 31 May 1971
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Dawson Collection / Programmes / Transport Rally Programmes

Carrington Park Traction Engine Rally Programme, 25 - 26 May 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178K3.26(ii)
Scope and Contents

Carrington Park Traction Engine Rally, Carrington Park, Manchester. 48pp, illustrated.

Dates: 25 - 26 May 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Dawson Collection / Programmes / Transport Rally Programmes

Cart Design, 1898

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.50(ii)
Scope and Contents

Design for a small cart with annotations and dimensions. Pencil on paper.

Dates: 1898
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawing of Carts

Carters Steam Fair, 1992

 Item — Box Dick Price Box 21: Series 178D3
Reference code: 178D3.24
Scope and Contents

VHS tape titled, 'Carters Steam Fair', produced by Railfilms. Locations include: Pinkneys Green, Berkshire. Duration: 30 minutes.

Dates: 1992
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Dick Price Collection / Films

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