National Fairground and Circus Archive – meeting the showmen
Jan 11, 2017•48 min
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Episode description
This week I meet showmen and fairground archivists at the National Fairground & Circus Archive in Sheffield, and learn about the fascinating and community-minded history of travelling show people of the UK.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca
Lionel Bathe's photos of fairgrounds
https://patcollinsfunfairs.co.uk/
Anthony Harris (Youngest wall of death rider in the world, in the 1940s)
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