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Sheffield University: National Fairground Archive and Circus Archive
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Businesses (19)
- Abraham Waddington, roundabout proprietor & fairground performers
- Anderton & Rowland, fairground proprietors
- Argyle Theatre of Varieties Birkenhead, Cheshire
- Decar and Tomato, comic clowns
- Enquirer Printing Company, printing press, United States of America United States of America
- Eyres family, circus proprietors
- George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, makers of fairground rides and equipment Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
- Handby & Celeine, variety and music hall performers Manchester, Lancashire;London
- Hodson Portable Theatre Company Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Paulo Circus Ireland
- Sanger Circus Wiltshire
- Savage Ltd, engineering company, early manufacturers and developers of fairground equipment and transport
- Savages Ltd, agricultural engineers, traction and fairground engine manufacturers, founders King's Lynn, Norfolk
- Shufflebottom family, travelling show performers
- Skinning The Cat, aerial performance and contemporary circus company
- Smart family, circus and fairground proprietors
- Taylor's (Theatrical) Printers Ltd Wombwell, Yorkshire
- Testo family, fairground showmen
- WGH Ltd, theme park ride manufacturing company Pontefract, Yorkshire
Organisations (9)
- Albert & Friends Instant Circus (A&FIC) Hammersmith, Middlesex
- British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers & Attractions London
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain
- Fairground Organ Preservation Society
- Hull Fair project Kingston Upon Hull, Humberside
- Hunslet Feast Hunslet, Yorkshire
- National Fairground archive
- Sheffield Christmas Fair Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Showmen's Guild of Great Britain
Persons (45)
- Adams, Lulu, (1899-1982), circus performer Belgium;Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire;London;United States of America;Brighton, Sussex
- Airey, Malcolm, (fl 1970-1998), author and researcher
- Barnes, Bill, (1920-2019), historian and author
- Bathe, Lionel, (fl 1940-1959), fairground and steam enthusiast
- Bellhouse, Billy, (fl 1930-1939), motorcycle stunt rider Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Birkett, Dea, (b1958), writer, journalist, broadcaster and former circus performer
- Bradley, Philip, (fl1920-1999), fairground enthusiast
- Braithwaite, David, (1932-1982), architect and author Luton, Bedfordshire;Northampton, Northamptonshire
- Buttrick, Barbara, (b 1930), boxer
- Carr, Marisa, (fl 1970-2015), dancer and performer
- Cottle, Gerry, (b 1945), showman and circus owner Carshalton, Surrey
- Critchlow, Cyril, (1923-2008), magician Staffordshire;Staffordshire;Blackpool, Lancashire
- Drewe, Noel, (fl 1927-1995), circus historian and amateur filmmaker
- Fisher, Hal, (1909-2002), showman
- Green, Thomas W, (fl 1911-1968), showman and fairground researcher
- Grey, Alfred, (1904-1999), photographer
- Harris, David, (fl 1960-1990), photographer
- Hatwell, John, (fl 1980), fairground artist and showman
- Heather, Joseph Charles, (1873-1953), veterinarian
- Holmes, Fred, (1878-1951), cinematograph pioneer Dronfield, Derbyshire
- Holmes, Tim, (fl 1979-1999), fairground enthusiast
- Jackson, Ben, (fl 1903-1923), variety performer, comedian and musician
- Jackson, Percy, (fl 1900-1970), fairground enthusiast
- Jamieson, David, (1949-2017), president of the Circus Friends Association of Great Britain
- Jonsson, Harder, (1912-1979), performer and animal trainer Sweden
- Kaye, Ronald, (1921-2006), magician and performer Sheffield, Yorkshire
- King, Vic, (fl 1964), fairground enthusiast
- Lee, Harry, (1913-1997), showman
- Lee, Ron, (fl 1960-2000), fairground enthusiast
- Leeson, Jack, (1917-1995), fairground enthusiast
- Leonard, Michelle, (c1990-2000), academic and fairground showwoman
- Newbold, Ron, (fl 1960-1979), fairground enthusiast
- Norman, Ralph, (1909-1994), performer, actor and showman
- O'Beirne, Thomas, (1910-1975), circus enthusiast Glasgow, Lanarkshire
- Pugh, Digger , (c1902-1985), circus performer and producer
- Raffles, Mark, (1922-2022), magician
- Robinson, David, (b1930), film critic and author Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Scott-Stewart, Dick, (1948-2002), freelance photographer Painswick, Gloucestershire
- Skidmore, Dave, (fl 1975-1985), fairground enthusiast
- Skinner, Alma, (d 2008), motorcycle stunt rider
- Skinner, Horace, (d 1944), motorcycle stunt rider
- Stevens, Jack, (fl 1970-2006), fairground enthusiast
- Turner, John, (d 2007), author and researcher Kingston Upon Hull, Humberside
- Wilkinson, Jack, (1904-1979), reporter and fairground enthusiast
- Williams, George, (1863-1946), fairground showman and photographer
Diaries (4)
- Bird, Arthur, (fl 1938-1947), fairground foreman
- Ogden, Derek, (fl c1965-2010), millwright
- Taylor, Ron, Writer On Fairgrounds Clifton, Gloucestershire
- Waddington, Abraham, (1900-18), Fairground Performer Grimsby, Lincolnshire
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