Fairs
Found in 1021 Collections and/or Records:
Barking Park Fun Fair Poster, 9 - 18 September c1975
Holland. Red and blue type on white background.
Barking Park Grand Fair Poster, 18 - 27 September c1975
Rishforth Road car park. Armstrong. Red and blue type on white background.
Barnes Fair Week Arts Festival Poster, 4 - 11 July 1976
List of events and locations for weeks events. Red and black type on white background.
Barnsley Xmas and Winter Fun Fair Poster, 19 December onwards c1975
Regent Street car park. Waltzer, Skyrider, Dodgems, Speedway, Flying Chairs. Colour type on white background.
Bernard Fielding Collection
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.
Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair at Olympia Handbill, 19 December 1947 - 31 January 1948
Olympia, Grand Hall. Black type on off white background with clown's face wearing a pointy hat in the centre and list of acts on the ruffles of his neck piece on the front, on reverse plan of the ring and seating sections. Printed by The Salisbury Press Ltd, Salisbury
Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair at Olympia handbill, 22 December 1932 - 25 January 1933
Olympia, Grand Hall. Black type on off white background and list of acts on the front, on reverse plan of the ring and seating sections. Printed by The Salisbury Press Ltd, Salisbury
Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair at Olympia handbill, 22 December 1938 - 26 January 1939
Olympia, Grand Hall. Purple type on white background with illustration of rearing horse on the left hand side and list of acts on the front, on reverse plan of the ring and seating sections. Printed by The Herald Press, Arbroath
Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair at Olympia Handbill, 22 December 1936 - 27 January 1937
Olympia, Grand Hall. Black type on off white background with programme in the centre and caricature of laughing clown on top right corner, on reverse plan of the ring and seating sections. Printed by Salisbury Press Ltd, Salisbury
Beverley Fun Fair Poster, 1 - 2 October c1975
Morton Lane car park. Shaw. Waltzer, dodgems, speedway, Noah’s Ark, Twist. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Beverley Fun Fair Poster, 3 - 4 October c1975
Morton Lane car park. Shaw. Waltzer, dodgems, Noah’s Ark, Twist. Red and blue type on white background.
Beverley Summer Fair Poster, 9 - 10 July c1975
Morton Lane car park. Shaw. Waltzer, Noah’s Ark. Red and blue type on white background.
Beverley Summer Fair Poster, 15 - 16 July c1975
Morton Lane car park. Shaw. Noah’s Ark, Speedway. Red and blue type on white background.
Bibliographies
Lists of publications and exhibitions related to steam engines, fairground ride patents and a Savages exhibition at King's Lynn.
Bibliography, c1994 - 2000
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.
Bibliography of Patents, c1960 - 1969
Index of patents and specifications for fairground rides compiled by David Braithwaite. Typescript.
Biddall Family Photographs, c1880 - 1949
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.
Bidgwater Carnival Poster, Thursday 6 November 1986
Black, blue and red type on white background with two colour photographs of carnival parade carts.
Bill Barnes Collection
Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.
Bill Garbett Collection
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.