Billy Bellhouse Collection
Billy Bellhouse Collection
Photographs, handbills, newspaper reports and financial records relating to Billy Bellhouse and his life as a wall of death rider as well as other performers.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1960
- Creation: 2016
- Extent
- 4 Box(es) (247 photographs, 54 negatives and 2 boxes)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Kelvin Hall (Established 1918)
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- German
- Script
- Latin
Photographs and Negatives, 1929 - 1960
Black and white photographs and negatives related to Billy Bellhouse career as a wall of death and dirt track rider.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1960
- Extent
- 304 Item(s) (250 photographs and 54 negatives)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Billy Bellhouse Wall of Death and Dirt Track Photographs, 1929 - 1960
Black and white photographs related to Billy Bellhouse career as a wall of death and dirt track rider including wall of death shows and fairground shows, mainly in the United Kingdom Eastern Europe. Also some personal photographs showing leisure times, family members and friends.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1960
- Extent
- 304 Item(s) (250 photographs and 54 negatives)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Correspondence, c1930 - 1950
Business correspondence addressed to Billy Bellhouse related to his career as a wall of death rider.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1950
- Extent
- 8 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Billy Bellhouse's Business Correspondence, c1930 - 1950
Letters addressed to Billy Bellhouse relating to business, legal and performing matters. Manuscript and typescript.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1950
- Extent
- 8 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Newspaper Cuttings, 1932 - 2016
Various newspaper reports and articles in Hungarian and Polish about Billy Bellhouse's performances on the wall of death, some have been translated. Also an article about the closure of the chip shop business.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 2016
- Extent
- 1 Folder(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Various Newspaper Cuttings About Billy Bellhouse, 1932, 2016
Newspaper reports from Budapest with translations, one Newspaper from Poznan, Poland, one letter, original and one photocopy, also a cutting from The Star about family chip shop closing down.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1932
- Creation: 2016
- Extent
- 1 Folder(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Newspaper Cutting from Gazeta Warszawska, 1932
Illustrated review, Poland, 2p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1932
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 262mm x 355mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
Business Records, 1929 - 1939
Various receipts and takings books for Billy Bellhouse including material from his tours abroad.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1939
- Extent
- 25 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Receipts and Takings Books, 1929 - 1939
Receipts and takings books for Billy Bellhouse. Includes receipts for stays in Gibraltar, application for work with Sheffield Corporation Tramways and contract for riding a Wall of Death in Budapest. Manuscript and typescript.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1939
- Extent
- 25 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Programmes, c1933
Wall of death programmes featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1933
- Extent
- 5 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Budapest Angolpark Programme, August 1933
Wall of death programme featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest. Contains illustrations and text. 20p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: August 1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 112mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Budapest Angolpark Programme, July 1933
Wall of death programme featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest. Contains illustrations and text. 20p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: July 1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 112mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Budapest Angolpark Programme, c1933
Wall of death programme featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest. Contains illustrations and text. 20p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 112mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Budapest Angolpark Programme, July 1933
Wall of death programme featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest. Contains illustrations and text. 20p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: July 1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 112mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Budapest Angolpark Programme, c1933
Wall of death programme featuring Billy Bellhouse performing in Budapest. Contains illustrations and text. 20p.p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 112mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Angolpark (Established 1910)
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Handbills, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse and other wall of death riders in shows around the United Kingdom and tours around Eastern Europe.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 62 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- German
- Script
- Latin
Cazanaul Mortii-Halal Kazan Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse and Danny Carter in Romania. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 3 Item(s) ; 155mm x 103mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Script
- Latin
See! The Crazy Liverpool Girl Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbill featuring the Crazy Liverpool Girl, Fred Farrow and Cyclone Billy Bellhouse at Tower Gardens, New Brighton.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 128mm x 190mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 8 Item(s) ; 156mm x 238mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. One of the items contains handwritten note. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 8 Item(s) ; 156mm x 238mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 2 Item(s) ; 156mm x 238mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
Sciana Smierci Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills featuring Billy Bellhouse's performance at Poznan, Poland. Contain illustrations and text. 1p.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 2 Item(s) ; 232mm x 156mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
Wall of Death. Cazanul Mortii/Der Todesmauer Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbills for Luna Park, Bucharest, Romania. Also advertisment for the film King Kong. Three pink items and thirteen yellow ones with stamps.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 16 Item(s) ; 138mm x 211mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- German
- Script
- Latin
Wizards on the Wall Handbill, c1931
Wall of death handbills featuring Fearless Fred Farrow and Cyclone Billy Bellhouse performing at Tower Gardens, New Brighton. Printed by Wallasey Printers Ltd.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1931
- Extent
- 19 Item(s) ; 127mm x 189mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Cazanul Mortii- Halal Kazan Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbill featuring Billy Bellhouse and Danny Carter. Small handbill with black and white photographs of Billy Bellhouse and Danny Carter's act on the wall of death.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 155mm x 103mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
- Script
- Latin
HOBO! HOBO! Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbill featuring Billy Bellhouse and Tommy Campbell performing on the wall of death.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; A5
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Bert Round Handbill, c1930 - 1939
Wall of death handbill containing a photograph of Bert Round.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1930 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s) ; 235mm x 140mm
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Various Items, 1914 - 1935
Various items related to Billy Bellhouse's private and professional life including tickets, membership cards and touring memorabilia.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1935
- Extent
- 1 Box(es)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Kelvin Hall (Established 1918)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Polish
- Script
- Latin
- Language of Materials
- Spanish; Castilian
- Script
- Latin
Roller Skating Ticket, 1929
Complimentary pass for roller skating at the Sheffield Owlerton Stadium.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Speedway Club Membership, 1927
South Yorkshire Sports Stadium Speedway Club membership
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1927
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Track Riders Membership, 1929
Northern Association of Track Riders membership.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1929
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Motor Cycle Club Membership, 1926 - 1927
Millhouses Motor Cycle Club membership.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 1927
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Williams International Amusement Caterers Envelopes, c1920 - 1939
Blank envelopes for Williams International Amusement Caterer.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1939
- Extent
- 4 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
William and Mineo Letter Headed Paper, c1920 - 1939
Letter headed stationary for William und Mineo.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Billy Bellhouse Cartoon, 1930
Cartoon featuring Billy Bellhouse.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1930
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Bill Bellhouse's Business Card, c1920 - 1939
Billy Bellhouse's business card.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Danny Carter's Business Card, c1920 - 1939
Danny Carter's business card.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Card for Piccanis Act, 1933
Piccanis Act business card from Budapest.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: 1933
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- Hungarian
- Script
- Latin
Remembrance Card, c1920 - 1939
Remembrance card from Mrs Collins.
- Conditions Governing Access
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Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
- Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item(s)
- Related Names
- Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latin
Citation
Cite Item
Billy Bellhouse Collection, NFA0038. National Fairground and Circus Archive.
Cite Item Description
Billy Bellhouse Collection, NFA0038. National Fairground and Circus Archive. http://doa-pui1e.shef.ac.uk:8081/repositories/2/resources/41 Accessed February 19, 2025.