Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. 400 feet, 16 minutes long. Silent. Includes Ron Harris and Belle Vue Circus. Purchased from Ilkeston Cine Service. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Front cover features colour photograph of Conelli Circus tent.

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Includes fairs and rare 'Bingo Cartoon' from Bingoscope projectors, a rarity from the 1941 and 1957 Pathescope film catalogue.

Bristol, 11 to 22 April. Alan Alan escapologist, herd of African and Indian elephants, Flying Zemgannos, Mary Chipperfield's film animals, lions , tiger, bears, black panther, sea lions, zebras, camels, giraffe, 12 lipazzaner horses. Colour illustration of clown and band of the colours of the Italian flag, background blue, type multicoloured

Manchester, Thursday 1 to Saturday 3 and Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October. Colour photograph of contorsionist on top section and acrobats below, opening times and booking hotline details and a £1 off voucher on bottom section, on reverse information about the circus

Manchester, Barlow Moor Rd, Chorlton Park, Circus of Horrors Big Top, 1 to 11 October. Colour photographs of a contortionist and gymnasts, background blue, purple and yellow, type multicoloured. Designed by Tony Shuker

Leith Links, Edinburgh. Contains colour photograph.

First Scotland Tour. Petroff troupe from Budapest State Circus, Alun Davies and his 10 poodles. Red and blue type on white background with photographs.

Material related to exhibitions of circus art including posters, programmes, press release, a visitors' book and museum cards. The exhibition titles include; Circusiana, The Clowns, Clowning, Circus Works by Laura Knight, Circus Circus and Fairground and Circus

Notebooks containing circus facts and notes on performers from international circuses, some booklets are blank by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas). Manuscript.

Booklets containing family trees and biographical information by Hal Thomas (David Harold Thomas), in English and French. Manuscript.

Blackpool Tower. Staged by Dick Hurran, Rogana, Charlie Cairoli clown, Bronley's rocket, Knie's horses and ponies, Chipperfield's lions. Colour illustration of Charlie Cairoli's face in the centre surrounded by different circus acts and animals including two aerial performers in green outfits hanging from a green rocket, a globe balancing female performer in a pink outfit with a large white and pink feather head piece, horses, Cossacks and lions over a yellow background

Scrapbook of programmes and black and white photographs, relating to Circus Fantastic, 20p.p.

Presented by Robert Brothers, Monday 16th July. Opera House, Manchester, starting. African lions, zebras and llamas, Aranbian stallions, The Circusettes, Scottish dog revue, Sultan dancing horse, Nugget and Rebecca, baboons, Beauty and her Dancing Lovelies, baby elephants. Blue and red type on white background. Printed by Rainbow Art Services Ltd, London, N.1

Bournemouth International Centre. Colour photograph of different circus acts on a black background on the front cover and the illustration of the earth with ribbon reading Circus Atlas, inside introduction and colour photographs of acts and performers with text and programme in the centre, 6p.p.

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Silent. Includes Stedman of Leeds, Bertram Mills and various circus acts of the day. Also includes King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s coronation footage.

VHS. Note on tape reads 'taken from 16mm film'. Rastellis, Mr Braun & Dog, Swedish festival with Walter Galetti and Daughter, Gino Donati and Family, The Chickys, George Carl and Cirque Medrano Paris November 1953 with 'Spider' Austin Troupe, Pipo and Dario, Nino and Charlie with Billy Beck and Loriot as 'Plants', John Vrie and Co. Film.

Copy of film on DVD showing performers at Harringay and with Bertram Mills, Polack Bros. Cole Bros Circus and Rosaires among other circuses. Also showing Digger Pugh on the trampoline and roller skates, other acts include female aerial acts, acrobatics, clowning, wild animal acts, equestrian acts, fakir acts, clowning and circus parades. Also scenes of performers behind the scenes and outdoor performances. Black and white and colour with narration and background music.

Copy of film on DVD showing trampoline acts, female aerial acts, trapeze, acrobatics, clowning, wild animal acts, equestrian acts, ball ballancing and circus parades at various locations as well as circus scenes outside the tent and building the tent and with various circuses including Clyde Beatty, Ringling and Circo Americano and circus buildings in Germany and Viena. Colour, silent.