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Background imageFairs Collection: London Sketches, Bird Fair, Great St Andrews Street, Seven Dials (engraving)

London Sketches, Bird Fair, Great St Andrews Street, Seven Dials (engraving)
2773425 London Sketches, Bird Fair, Great St Andrews Street, Seven Dials (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Sketches, Bird Fair)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Fortune Teller (b / w photo)

The Fortune Teller (b / w photo)
3091216 The Fortune Teller (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fortune Teller)

Background imageFairs Collection: Fete in the Park and Gardens of Bowood, Wilts (engraving)

Fete in the Park and Gardens of Bowood, Wilts (engraving)
1618380 Fete in the Park and Gardens of Bowood, Wilts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete in the Park and Gardens of Bowood, Wilts)

Background imageFairs Collection: Mr Harrisons Indian Club Exercise, at the Scottish Fete (engraving)

Mr Harrisons Indian Club Exercise, at the Scottish Fete (engraving)
1618326 Mr Harrisons Indian Club Exercise, at the Scottish Fete (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Harrisons Indian Club Exercise, at the Scottish Fete)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Torquay Choral Societys Fete at Watcombe (engraving)

The Torquay Choral Societys Fete at Watcombe (engraving)
1618325 The Torquay Choral Societys Fete at Watcombe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Torquay Choral Societys Fete at Watcombe)

Background imageFairs Collection: Fetes at Strasburg (engraving)

Fetes at Strasburg (engraving)
1618294 Fetes at Strasburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fetes at Strasburg. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 July 1852)

Background imageFairs Collection: Special Constables Entertainment on Clapham-Common (engraving)

Special Constables Entertainment on Clapham-Common (engraving)
1607233 Special Constables Entertainment on Clapham-Common (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Special Constables Entertainment on Clapham-Common)

Background imageFairs Collection: Devonshire Fete, Chiswick, the Italian Garden (engraving)

Devonshire Fete, Chiswick, the Italian Garden (engraving)
1594263 Devonshire Fete, Chiswick, the Italian Garden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Devonshire Fete, Chiswick, the Italian Garden)

Background imageFairs Collection: Garden Fete at Chelsea Hospital for the Royal Army Coffee Taverns Association (engraving)

Garden Fete at Chelsea Hospital for the Royal Army Coffee Taverns Association (engraving)
1107078 Garden Fete at Chelsea Hospital for the Royal Army Coffee Taverns Association (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: Portsdown Fair (engraving)

Portsdown Fair (engraving)
5231098 Portsdown Fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portsdown Fair. Illustration for The Pictorial Times)

Background imageFairs Collection: Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814

Frost fair on the River Thames, 1814
The last frost fair on the River Thames, London, in February 1814, looking upstream towards Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral

Background imageFairs Collection: Grand musical festival and fancy fair (engraving)

Grand musical festival and fancy fair (engraving)
605264 Grand musical festival and fancy fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand musical festival and fancy fair in the gardens of Chelsea College)

Background imageFairs Collection: The centenary fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans (engraving)

The centenary fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans (engraving)
604627 The centenary fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving)

Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving)
610687 Bartholomew Fair, 1721 (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartholomew Fair, 1721.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Background imageFairs Collection: Arrangement of the marquees (engraving)

Arrangement of the marquees (engraving)
587303 Arrangement of the marquees (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrangement of the marquees at the forthcoming fancy fair in aid of the Shipwrecked)

Background imageFairs Collection: Going to the Fair (engraving)

Going to the Fair (engraving)
729563 Going to the Fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to the Fair. Engraving by W J Palmer after original artwork by G Regamey)

Background imageFairs Collection: Carpet Market in Samarkand (chromolitho)

Carpet Market in Samarkand (chromolitho)
735447 Carpet Market in Samarkand (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpet Market in Samarkand)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Wheel of Fortune, 1861 (oil on canvas)

The Wheel of Fortune, 1861 (oil on canvas)
778634 The Wheel of Fortune, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Wilde, August de (1819-86); 82.3x99.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: Escape of lions and lionesses from a circus in Odessa during the rehearsals of the show

Escape of lions and lionesses from a circus in Odessa during the rehearsals of the show (colour litho)
2814753 Escape of lions and lionesses from a circus in Odessa during the rehearsals of the show (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageFairs Collection: Via Medina, Naples (colour photo)

Via Medina, Naples (colour photo)
3095159 Via Medina, Naples (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Via Medina, Naples. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFairs Collection: Modern royalty (colour litho)

Modern royalty (colour litho)
2809009 Modern royalty (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern royalty. Queen Victoria of Spain does not disdain to be confused among the people)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Horse Fair (colour litho)

The Horse Fair (colour litho)
2646302 The Horse Fair (colour litho) by Bonheur, Rosa (1822-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageFairs Collection: Trowbridge Horticultural and Floral Exhibition (engraving)

Trowbridge Horticultural and Floral Exhibition (engraving)
1618392 Trowbridge Horticultural and Floral Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trowbridge Horticultural and Floral Exhibition)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Duchess of Northumberlands Fete at Sion House, on Tuesday Last

The Duchess of Northumberlands Fete at Sion House, on Tuesday Last, the Gardens and Great Conservatory (engraving)
1617191 The Duchess of Northumberlands Fete at Sion House, on Tuesday Last, the Gardens and Great Conservatory (engraving) by English School

Background imageFairs Collection: Fete in Mount Boone Park, Dartmouth (engraving)

Fete in Mount Boone Park, Dartmouth (engraving)
1618383 Fete in Mount Boone Park, Dartmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete in Mount Boone Park, Dartmouth)

Background imageFairs Collection: Two women with prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA

Two women with prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA
Two women with a table of prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA

Background imageFairs Collection: Fancy Fair at Chelsea Hospital (engraving)

Fancy Fair at Chelsea Hospital (engraving)
1594189 Fancy Fair at Chelsea Hospital (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fancy Fair at Chelsea Hospital)

Background imageFairs Collection: Sketches at the Grand French Charity Fete in the Royal Albert Hall (engraving)

Sketches at the Grand French Charity Fete in the Royal Albert Hall (engraving)
1099671 Sketches at the Grand French Charity Fete in the Royal Albert Hall (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Hop Fair at Reading, held in the Corn Exchange (engraving)

The Hop Fair at Reading, held in the Corn Exchange (engraving)
1098284 The Hop Fair at Reading, held in the Corn Exchange (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hop Fair at Reading, held in the Corn Exchange)

Background imageFairs Collection: Harvest-Home at East Brent (engraving)

Harvest-Home at East Brent (engraving)
1098190 Harvest-Home at East Brent (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvest-Home at East Brent)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Paris Fetes, the Camp at St Maur (engraving)

The Paris Fetes, the Camp at St Maur (engraving)
1098163 The Paris Fetes, the Camp at St Maur (engraving) by Thorigny, Felix (1824-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Paris Fetes, the Camp at St Maur)

Background imageFairs Collection: Rural and Musical Fete at Basford Park (engraving)

Rural and Musical Fete at Basford Park (engraving)
1098160 Rural and Musical Fete at Basford Park (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rural and Musical Fete at Basford Park)

Background imageFairs Collection: Fair of St Peter, at Giurgevo, in Wallachia (engraving)

Fair of St Peter, at Giurgevo, in Wallachia (engraving)
1097378 Fair of St Peter, at Giurgevo, in Wallachia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fair of St Peter, at Giurgevo, in Wallachia)

Background imageFairs Collection: Barnet Fair (engraving)

Barnet Fair (engraving)
1096432 Barnet Fair (engraving) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barnet Fair. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Background imageFairs Collection: Opening of 'Horn Fair, 'at Charlton, in 1745 (engraving)

Opening of "Horn Fair, "at Charlton, in 1745 (engraving)
1101502 Opening of " Horn Fair, " at Charlton, in 1745 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of " Horn Fair, " at Charlton)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Crathie Church Bazaar in Balmoral Park, the 'Balmoral'Stall (engraving)

The Crathie Church Bazaar in Balmoral Park, the "Balmoral"Stall (engraving)
1107629 The Crathie Church Bazaar in Balmoral Park, the " Balmoral" Stall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: Evening Fete at the International Fisheries Exhibition (engraving)

Evening Fete at the International Fisheries Exhibition (engraving)
1107115 Evening Fete at the International Fisheries Exhibition (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening Fete at the International Fisheries Exhibition)

Background imageFairs Collection: Southwark Fair, engraved by Thomas Cook (1744-1818), 1796 (engraving)

Southwark Fair, engraved by Thomas Cook (1744-1818), 1796 (engraving)
1071397 Southwark Fair, engraved by Thomas Cook (1744-1818), 1796 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 35.9x44.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Published by G. G. & J)

Background imageFairs Collection: Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899

Stratford-upon-Avon, Mop Fair 1899
Standing for Hire, Stratford-upon-Avon, said to be the largest fair in England, regarded by the agricultural class in the district as the chief holiday of the year

Background imageFairs Collection: The Foresters Fete at the Crystal Palace (engraving)

The Foresters Fete at the Crystal Palace (engraving)
1054996 The Foresters Fete at the Crystal Palace (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foresters Fete at the Crystal Palace)

Background imageFairs Collection: A Foreigners Fete (engraving)

A Foreigners Fete (engraving)
1057992 A Foreigners Fete (engraving) by Bromley, William III (c.1815-c.1888) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Foreigners Fete)

Background imageFairs Collection: Fair Time (engraving)

Fair Time (engraving)
1053648 Fair Time (engraving) by Meyerheim, Paul Friedrich (1842-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fair Time. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras (engraving)

The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras (engraving)
1050300 The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fatal Fire and Panic at the Native Fair, Madras)

Background imageFairs Collection: Fete in Bradley Woods, Devon (engraving)

Fete in Bradley Woods, Devon (engraving)
1608005 Fete in Bradley Woods, Devon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete in Bradley Woods, Devon)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Characteristic Fair Of Recall Birds, In Cisano, On Lake Garda (colour litho)

The Characteristic Fair Of Recall Birds, In Cisano, On Lake Garda (colour litho)
2798704 The Characteristic Fair Of Recall Birds, In Cisano, On Lake Garda (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Characteristic Fair Of Recall Birds)

Background imageFairs Collection: Charity Fair At Teatro La Scala, Milan, For The Foundation Of A Popular Sanatorium (Colour Litho)

Charity Fair At Teatro La Scala, Milan, For The Foundation Of A Popular Sanatorium (Colour Litho)
2798317 Charity Fair At Teatro La Scala, Milan, For The Foundation Of A Popular Sanatorium (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: The Italian Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Chicago (colour litho)

The Italian Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Chicago (colour litho)
2778165 The Italian Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Chicago (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFairs Collection: An Irish Fair (litho)

An Irish Fair (litho)
1588849 An Irish Fair (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Irish Fair. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 August 1872)



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Step right up and experience the thrill of fairs. From the iconic Hull Fair in 1905 to the heart-stopping roller coasters like "The Big One, " Europe's largest at Pleasure Beach, these events have captivated audiences for generations. The adrenaline rush as you soar through the air on a rollercoaster is unmatched, leaving you breathless and craving more. But they can not just about thrilling rides; they also offer a glimpse into different cultures and traditions. Take, for instance, the three cockle women from Pembrokeshire in South Wales, showcasing their unique heritage. And let's not forget about Southwark Fair immortalized by Hogarth or the enchanting carousel music that fills our ears. Fairs bring people together from all walks of life. At Wanstead Flats Fair, families gather to enjoy games, food stalls, and live entertainment while creating lasting memories. Witnessing an Irish Cob horse pulling a traveler caravan towards Appleby Horse Fair evokes a sense of wanderlust and adventure. In times gone by, even frozen rivers became fairgrounds during Frost Fairs on the Thames. Pauline Baynes' artwork beautifully captures this magical scene where ice-skating and merriment abound. For those seeking peculiar attractions, there's nothing quite like visiting Crooked House in Southend or stepping back in time to Dreamland Margate in 1938 – both offering whimsical experiences that defy reality. And who can resist King's Lynn Mart? This vibrant fair has been delighting visitors since the 1920s with its lively atmosphere filled with laughter and excitement. So whether it's experiencing hair-raising thrills on colossal roller coasters or immersing yourself in cultural wonders at traditional fairs across Britain – one thing is certain: fairs hold an irresistible allure that continues to captivate us all.