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Designs, drawings, research material, a piece of correspondence and some photographs, mainly related to the creative process and conception of the artwork for Chadwick’s Ghost Train as well as Paul Wright's lifetime archive related to his work as a fairground artist.

Scope and Contents Folder containing colour photographs of Warcham and Sons Old Tyme Golden Galloping Horses ride and central organ at Tiverton Christmas Fair, with pencil annotations by Margaret and an ink drawing of a child riding a galloper. These images are part of a collection of photographs dated Christmas 1997, which Margaret used to produce a series of 3D Christmas card illustrations for her friends and family. Only 5 pages have been used, many empty pages and pages containing dried leaves at the end...

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport, mostly by Bill Garbett.

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Colour photographs of fairgrounds and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding.

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Colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, general views of fairgrouns, steam engines and steam engine rallies taken by Bernard Fielding in various locations around the United Kingdom including Yorkshire, Gloustershire, London and Hampshire.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carters' Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carter's Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair.

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Black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs and transport. Most images taken by Bill Garbett including Pat Collins firms' steam engines, Carter's Gallopers and Octopus, Arthur Stevens' Lighthouse Slip and scenes of fairs such as Nottingham Goose Fair

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Plans and drawings for fairground ride models and original rides.

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Plans and sketches for rides and shows including swings, trusses for roofs, sleepers and railings for G. Green scenic, specifications for sleepers for M & E Hill, design for abreast gallopers crack, entrance plan for Thurston, platform galloping action, boxing boards for C. Heal, chimney centre and joy wheel.

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Hand drawn plans for model gallopers, cross section.

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Hand drawn plans for 1/48 scale model gallopers, centre and mounts. Transparency.

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Hand drawn plans for 1/48 scale model gallopers, platform and ride. Transparency.

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Hand drawn plans for 1/48 scale model gallopers, centre mechanism. Transparency.

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Hand drawn plans for 1/48 scale model gallopers, drum and mounts. Transparency.

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Poem for James Noyce’s Golden Gallopers written by J. Mills.

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Fairground, circus and steam engine rally posters collected by Chris Russell.

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Great Dorset Steam Fair Thanksgiving service and James Noyce's gallopers poem.

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Research on Carter’s gallopers for book, including some pencil sketches of rides, newspaper and magazine articles and photocopies as well as manuscripts.

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An article by P.J. Kavanagh on fairground artist Fred Fowle published in the Telegraph Sunday magazine, London, pages 38-46. Contains illustrations.