Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, industry

Publications:

• 'A Wirl of Wonders!'. British amusement parks and the architecture of pleasure, 1900-1939 by Kane, Josephine F
• Architecture of Pleasure. British amusement parks, 1900-1939 by Kane, Josephine F
• Barnstaple, Bridgwater, Tewkesbury, Marlborough. An illustrated history of these famous fairs by Unknown
• British Fairgrounds. A photographic history by Thackray, Susan
• 'Come to the Fair'. The story of British fairgrounds and the showmen who attend them by Roope, Frederick C
• 'Edwardian amusement parks.The pleasure garden reborn' in J Conlin (ed),The Pleasure Garden, from Vauxhall to Coney Island by Kane, Josephine F
• English Fairs by Starsmore, Ian
• English Pleasure Garden, 1660-1860 by Downing, Sarah Jane
• Fairground Folk. A history of the British fairground and its people by Brown, Frances
• Fairground Heritage. Vol 1, An age of achievement. Vol 2, The steam age by Wilkes, Peter
• John Carter's Jubilee Steam Gallopers. A souvenir of one hundred years of riding pleasure by Braithwaite, Paul
• Jump On, Jump Off. Traditional fairs and showmen by Steptoe, Brian
• Palace of Wheels. A history of travelling showmen's vans with an A-Z of manufacturers, 1860-1960 by Braithwaite, Paul, with John Carter
• Palaces of Pleasure from Music Halls to the Seaside to Football. How the Victorians invented mass entertainment by Jackson, Lee
• People's Palaces. The story of the seaside pleasure buildings of 1870-1914 by Pearson, Lynn
• Pertwee's Promenades and Pierrots. One hundred years of seaside entertainment by Pertwee, Bill
• Roller Coasters. Their amazing history by Preedy, Robert E
• Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Presents All the Fun of the Fair by Downie, Graham
• The Amusement Park. History, culture and the heritage of pleasure by Wood, Jason (ed)
• The Pleasure Garden, from Vauxhall to Coney Island by Conlin, Jonathan (ed)
• The winter garden and the development of the English seaside resort by Pearson, Lynn