Weights Circus and Zoo (c1945 - 1999)
Dates
- Existence: c1945 - 1999
Biography
Weights Circus originated with William Henry Weight Snr. (1815-1864), a travelling actor and comedian and his wife Sophia, also an actor, who travelled portable theatres in the West Country in the nineteenth century. William and Sophia had two sons Albert Trino Weight Jn. (1840-1926) who followed the family footsteps into theatrical performance and comedy and Charles who run the portable theatres with his mother. The portable theatre business tradition passed down through generations of the family well into the twentieth century, when it was being travelled around England and Ireland by Philip Christopher Weight (1911-1973), Albert Trino Weight Snr. grandnephew.
The Weight family branched out into the circus business after the Second World War, when its founder Charles John Josie Weight (1916-1985) who was also a grandnephew of Albert Trino Weight Snr. returned home from service.
The circus grew from its inception and became popular across the south of England and Wales until its closure in the late 1990s.
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Taylor Collection
The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.
Circus Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1965 - 1979
Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Oversize Circus Poster Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell, c1970 - 1979
Circus posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell.
Posters, c1937 - 1989
A collection of posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell for music hall and variety, circus, pantomime and fairgrounds.
Weights Circus and Zoo Poster, c1970 - 1979
Elephants, lions, bears, monkeys, llamas, coloured donkeys, Shetland ponies. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Weights Circus and Zoo Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Patricia Solo trapeze, Jose aerial Aquarius etc. Red blue and yellow type on white background.
Weights Circus and Zoo Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Patricia Solo trapeze, Jose aerial Aquarius etc. Red blue and yellow type on white background.
Weights Circus and Zoo Poster, c1970 - 1979
Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. Black, red and yellow clown illustration, type in purple.
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- Archival Object 7
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Acrobats 3
- Aerialists 5
- Amusement rides 2
- Animal trainers 3
- Ark 2
- Big wheel 2
- Chairoplanes 2
- Clowning 4
- Comedians 2
- Contortionists 3
- Dance 2
- Diving 2
- Dodgems 2
- Dwarfs (Persons) 2
- Equestrians 3
- Fairs 2
- Fakirs 2
- Fire eating 3
- Fun house 2
- Games 2
- Ghost train 2
- Jugglers 3
- Knife throwing 3
- Magic 3
- Meteorite 2
- Minstrel shows 2
- Music-halls 2
- Musical performances 3
- Musicians 2
- Octopus 2
- Pantomime 2
- Performers 5
- Puppets 2
- Roller coasters 2
- Satellite 2
- Showman 2
- Showwoman 2
- Singing 2
- Strong men 3
- Twist 2
- Variety 3
- Waltzer 2
- Wild west 3 + ∧ less