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National Fairground and Circus Archive

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Archives covering the history of fairgrounds, circus and allied entertainments including magic & variety performers. [email protected] @speccollshef

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We are leaving Twitter/X! Thank you to all our wonderful followers for your interest and support over the years. We will be posting on Bluesky going forward so give us a follow on @uoscollections.bsky.social
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Our Reading Room closes for Christmas after Thursday 19th December and reopens on Monday 6th January. Our enquiry service will close after Friday 20th December and will reopen on 2nd January. We hope everyone has a wonderful festive break when it gets here!
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Animals feature heavily in fairground ride designs. Savage Brothers Ltd designed and made gallopers in the form of horses, cockerels and other animals. Find more items related to Savages in the display on Level 5 of Western Bank Library! 🎠 #EYAAnimals #EYA @explorearchives
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🎪 Celebrating 30 years of the @Fairarchives! @professorvaness reflects on her Showmen roots, the people who inspired her, and the unique collections that shaped the National Fairground and Circus Archive. Discover her story and the archive’s legacy: bit.ly/4fMWP9O
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It is @explorearchives week! 🎉 To kick off, the first theme is #Decisions… So who decides what collections we take in? We have an Acquisitions Advisory Group who discuss if we are the appropriate place for a new acquisition and whether we can care for it 🤔#EYADecisions #EYA
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Arthur Prince (born #OTD 1881, London) on the bill at the now demolished Dudley Hippodrome in August 1943, with his dummy, Sailor Jim in a 'New Naval Occasion'. Poster/showcard from our archive #musichall
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We have some great events lined up for 2025: a talk about Sid Field; death in the theatre; the history of the Players Theatre; Vulcana the strongwoman as well as a show about Vesta & Hetty AND a tour of the Clapham Grand. BOOK HERE: ticketsource.co.uk/britishmusicha… #musichall #variety
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