Fairground art

Sketches of Carving Decorations, c1900 - 1929

Item

Reference code: 178V10.8(ix)

Scope and Contents

Design for top section of ride of show front decorations showing scroll, figure and animal motive carvings, contains inscriptions and measurements on front and reverse. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars

Sketches of Folliage and Flags Carving Decorations, c1900 - 1929

Item

Reference code: 178V10.8(viii)

Scope and Contents

Sketch for a ride or show frontage carving showing folliage decorations, flags and a dragon's head. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars

Sketches of Front, Rounding Boards and Figures for Switchback, 1904

Item

Reference code: 178V10.8(ii)

Scope and Contents

Design for a Savage Switchback built for Eugene Denis of Paris showing frontage with sculpture of Brittania on top section and columms in the shape of military figures on horses and other figures, inscribed on centre J. Spooner Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: 1904

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars

Sketches of People on Fairground Rides, 1947

Item

Reference code: 178V21.8

Scope and Contents

Pencil sketches of people on fairground rides, including gallopers, at the Goose Fair by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: 1947

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Margaret Whitaker Collection / Original Artwork

Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929

File

Reference code: 178V10.8

Scope and Contents

Pencil sketches of samples for switchback cars, decorative friezes, front entrance of joy wheel and design for switchback.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork

Sketches of Samples of Ride Frontage Decorations, c1875 - 1899

Item

Reference code: 178V10.45(xiii)

Scope and Contents

Sketch of two samples of frontage section decoration showing heavy folliage, flowers and shield reading C.J. Spooner Burton. Pen and ink on paper.

Dates: c1875 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Steam Fair, Oxford Fair, Linda in Spain, Brands Hatch Film, 1959

Item

Reference code: 178D8.18

Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British steam fairs and family holiday abroad. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1959

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Bolesworth Collection / Film

Stuart Johnstone Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0041

Scope and Contents

Photographs of rides, fairgrounds, traction engines and organs taken by a number of individuals as well as detailed notebooks. His notebooks are essentially digested versions of the World's Fair and include chronological guides to fairs, machines for sale, parks, engines and families.

Dates: 1920 - 1980

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Super Jungle Front Rounding Board Artwork, c1900 - 1929

Item

Reference code: 178V10.54(xxii)

Scope and Contents

Colour design for John Codona's Super Jungle ride front rounding board, scale 3/4".

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts

Swan Decoration, c1900 - 1920

Item

Reference code: 178M15.35(lv)

Scope and Contents

Detail of ride frontage decoration showing a swan in a pond on the left side and some scroll decorations.

Dates: c1900 - 1920

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Switchback and Helter Skelter Drawings, 4 July 1943

Item

Reference code: 178V21.2

Scope and Contents

Two sketches blued to a paper sheet showing a pencil drawings of a switchback railway ride with annotations about colours, carvings and finishes and pencil drawing of a helter skelter at Mitcham Fair by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: 4 July 1943

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Margaret Whitaker Collection / Original Artwork

Swithback Entrance Design, c1875 - 1899

Item

Reference code: 178V10.45(xii)

Scope and Contents

Design for rustic style switchback entrance, showing heavy folliage decorations and tree trunk style columns. Pen and ink on paper.

Dates: c1875 - 1899

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts

Tank Drawing, c1930 - 1949

Item

Reference code: 178V10.2(v)

Scope and Contents

Sketch showing a tank on a fild and a boy in a soldier's uniform behind. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1949

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Decorative Drawings for Juvenile Fairground Ride

Tim Holmes Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0126

Scope and Contents

Digital colour photographs of fairgrounds, transport and fairground rides taken at Nottingham Goose Fair, Hucknall Fair and Blackpool amongst other places.

Dates: 1979 - 1999

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive