National Fairground and Circus Archive – meeting the showmen
- Author
- Leila Johnston
- Published
- Wed 11 Jan 2017
- Episode Link
- https://hackcircus.libsyn.com/national-fairground-and-circus-archive-meeting-the-showmen
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)
