Description

Donald Connington used to accompany his grandfather when he was selling paraffin to the showmen at Hull Fair. Accompanied by photographs of Hull Fair during the same period. This resource was created as part of the National Fairground’s project, ‘Hull Fair, fun for all’, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund in association with Hull City Council (see http://www.hullfair.dept.shef.ac.uk). The resource is the copyright of the National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield (http://www.nfa.dept.shef.ac.uk/) and has been made available with their permission. Some rights reserved (see terms of licence by clicking on the CC licence logo below).

Resource details

Added By:	Dr Matt Phillpott
Added On:	15 Sep 2009 14:53
Creators:	Professor Vanessa Toulmin, National Fairground Archive, Theatre Studies/English, University of Sheffield
Tags:	ukoer, oerhist, history, national fairground archive, hull fair, hull, theatre, performance studies, oral history, paraffin, lamps, showmen, fishmonger, stall, living wagons
Languages:	English
Permissions:	World
Link:	http://humbox.ac.uk/604/
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Collection(s)

• Hull Fair, Fun for All DVD Collection 2: Between the Wars