Fairground art
Found in 427 Collections and/or Records:
Column Capital Drawing, c1875 - 1899
Drawing of decorative column capital with foliage carvings.
Column Designs, c1890 - 1900
Three designs for columns with fish and foliage decorations. Pencil on blue paper.
Copies of Photographs and Negatives of the Anderton Rowland Family and Business, 1894 - 1962
Black and white copies of photographs and negatives relating to the families and their business on the fairground including images of rides and transport, and photocopy of reference album.
Corner Columns Designs, c1890 - 1900
Three designs for short corner columns in the shape of an eagle, a peacock and two fish. Pencil on paper.
Correspondence, 1958 - 2001
Correspondence related to Paul Braithwaite's research for his books including 'Swings', 'Overboats' and 'Arcades & Slot Machines'.
Corringan's Front Rounding Board Artwork, c1920 - 1930
War themed design for Corrigan's front rounding showing a seascape with war ships and biplanes.
Darwing of Farrar's Yoyo Paybox, c1900 - 1929
Sketch for Farrar's Yoyo paybox. Pencil on paper.
Dave Homer Collection
Video cassette recordings of roundabouts, vols 1,2,3,4, filmed in Buxton, 1992 and 1993 by Mr Dave Homer in VHS PAL format.
Dave Skidmore Collection
This collection contains colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Dave Skidmore.
David Braithwaite Collection
This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.
David Cheverill Collection
Colour and black and white photographs and negatives of fairground scenes, rides, fairground organs and transport taken by David Cheverill and a piece of correspondence.
Decorative Comic Drawings for Fairground Ride, c1900 - 1929
Series of humorous sketches designed to decoratethe rounding boards on a fairground ride.
Decorative Drawings for Juvenile Fairground Ride, c1930 - 1949
Sketches of various scenes designed to decorate the rounding boards of a juvenile fairground ride.
Decorative Frieze Drawing, c1875 - 1899
Section of Design for a decorative frieze.
Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts, c1880 - 1939
Drawings for ride fronts, shows and carts, including Chamberlain’s show front carved by W.E. Hilton, Bostock’s show front, chalk rubbing for window design, centre pay box for organs, Ghost trains, Corrigan’s front entrance, Smart and Elson sign, Frank Codona’s Speedway, Egyptian Helter Skelter design and Parry’s Famous Shows front.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a heavily decorated column capital, signe C.S. Spooner Burton on the shield. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds and profuse folliage, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Column's Capital, c1875 - 1899
Design for a column capital showing a woman's torso, birds, profuse folliage and other animal shapes, signed Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.
Design for Dodgem Rail, 1937
Design for dodgem rail showing Art Deco style decorations and Geo. Orton Sons & Spooner Burton on Trent stamp. Pencil on paper.
Design for Jack and Jill Slide, c1920 - 1939
Design for Jack and Jill front for Arthur Holland slide, showing a boy and a girl falling forward and a well on top left. Pencil on paper.