Philip Bradley Collection
Dates
- Creation: 1885 - 1950
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Biographical / Historical
Philip Bradley was a passionate and dedicated fairground enthusiast, whose thorough documentation of his journeys enabled him to build a detailed knowledge of fairground machinery. He travelled across the UK to increase his knowledge of fairgrounds, although his main focus was in the Greater London and Surrey areas.
Philip developed a vast collection of photographs documenting developments of fairgrounds and machinery from pre-war fairgrounds, to the blackout fairs and the more modern machinery of the 1990s. Furthermore, his interest and detailed note taking enabled him to create a variety of models which were noted for their accuracy.His photographs have been used in his magazine articles, including those written in the Engineer in the 1950s and in the many books on fairgrounds that he contributed to.
The Philip Bradley archive is held at Surrey History Centre.
Extent
13 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
- This material comprised 75 copies of original archive photographs part of Surrey History Centre
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Created by Ian Trowell Updated by Arantza Barrutia on Finding Aid Date field date
- Date
- 7 August 2024
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk