The photograph library of the Friendship Circle of Showland Fans (FCFS). This collection includes material relating to famous fairs, engines and rides. As well as containing a full bound set of 'Merry-Go-Round' journals and numerous books, letters and other journals. The collection includes various catalogues and notebooks documenting the use of traction engines on the fairground.

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.

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.

This collection contains photographs of fairgrounds and steam engines, journal articles, newspaper cuttings, correspondence and books on railways, engineering, fairgrounds and other related topics.

Correspondence regarding research on Carters' gallopers for book.

Royal Berkshire Steam Fair. Rides, firework displays and working steams. Colour bi-fold handbill with photographic images and graphics and colour type, containing coupons and celebrity reviews, full body photograph of Richard Wilson riding a galloper on the front page.

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.

Desing for Mr. William Davies top motion gallopers showing different section details, drawn to scale with annotations and dimensions. Pen and ink on paper.

Pencil sketch of a gallopers roundabout with some annotations by Margaret Whitaker.

Pencil sketch of galloping horses, one ridden by a woman, a dragon's head and a bird's eye view of a fairground by Margaret Whitaker.

Watercolour and gouache painting on paper of a galloper with fair goers on the foreground and a lady wearing a kiss me hat.

Colour lithographin blue, yellow and red showing the big wheel on top left corner and a dodgem car, gallopers and ghost train on bottom right.

Invitation for a steam barbecue with galloping horses at Fawley Hill.

Drawing for three abreast hand driven juvenile roundabout with peacock and horse gallopers, stamped G. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Pen and ink on woven paper.

Fairground drawings and photographs by Margaret Whitaker.

Interview transcriptions and research material carried out by Paul Braithwaite for various books, including 'Arcades & Slot Machines', 'A Palace on Wheels' and 'Overboats'.

Drawings and designs used for the decoration of fairground rides.

Drawings and sketches of fiargrounds, fairground rides and behind the scenes sketches showing showmen and women carrying out domestic jobs drawned by Margaret Whitaker at Tiverton Fair in Devon and Nottingham Goose Fair.

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.

This collection contains issues of ten different fairground related publications, transcriptions of taped interviews with different fairground showmen and families, related correspondence and research used for the purpose of Paul Braithwaite’s publication work. There are also small pockets of photographic images, advertising material and an obituary for Joe Fletcher.