Wall of death
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Chris Russell Collection
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.
Circus Friends Association Collection
This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses
Circus Life No. 3, Whirlings, Circus and Vintage Thrill Makers 'Circus Edition' Films, c1927 - 1989
Correspondence, c1930 - 1950
Business correspondence addressed to Billy Bellhouse related to his career as a wall of death rider.
Correspondence from Thomas Cook, 10 May 1932
Letter from Thomas Cook detailing travel arrangements for Billy Bellhouse to Poland.
Danny Carter's Business Card, c1920 - 1939
Danny Carter's business card.
Films, 1927 - 2007
Compilation of circus films showing acts on the ring as well as interviews with performers and proprietors, mainly produced by tv companies in the UK and Europe. Many of them narrated in German.
Handbills, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse and other wall of death riders in shows around the United Kingdom and tours around Eastern Europe.
Handbills, c1930 - 1939
Alma and Skid Skinner wall of death handbills.
Handbills, 1979 - 2012
Handbills for steam fairs, fairgrounds and other similar events collected by Chris Russell.
HOBO! HOBO! Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbill featuring Billy Bellhouse and Tommy Campbell performing on the wall of death.
Letter Headed Envelope from Luna Park, c1920 - 1939
Letter headed envelope from Luna Park, Bucharest.
Newspaper Cutting from Gazeta Warszawska, 1932
Illustrated review, Poland, 2p.p.
Newspaper Cuttings, 1932 - 2016
Various newspaper reports and articles in Hungarian and Polish about Billy Bellhouse's performances on the wall of death, some have been translated. Also an article about the closure of the chip shop business.
No.9 Wall of Death Elevation, c1920 - 1939
Front elevation of No.9 wall of death parading stage with canopy, scale 1".
Orton and Spooner Collection
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.
Photographic Album, 1937 - 1956
Photographic Album, 1908 - 1956
Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, steam engines, living wagons, fairground shows, boxing, wall of death and showpeople, including Holland, Farrar, Warren, Ling, Hibble & Mellor, Tuby, Wroot, Marshall and other showmen at Lincoln Fair with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland Scott, 20p.p.
Photographic Album, 1937 - 1941
Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, steam engines and transport, circus, wall of death and fairground shows including Holland, Pat Collins, Butlin, Tom Norman, Manning, Pullen, Ling, Farrar, Tuby, Whitelegg and Anderton and Rowland at Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Lincoln Fair, Horton Feast, Manningham Feast and other locations and showmen with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland Scott, 20p.p.
Photographs, c1930 - 1959
Photographs of Alma and Skid Skinner.