Circus Collection (page 2)

Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant

Transfield circus family
Members of the Transfield family, who ran a popular travelling circus in the late 19th century. Pictured in their costumes are Ann Polly, Teddy Beppo, Tom, Florrie and Rose. Date: 1953

Laura Knight at the circus
Dame Laura Knight, DBE (1877 - 1970) - English painter pictured sketching Bronette and Gonzalis, the lady aerialists at Olympia circus

Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwoman
Lillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of Eros
The famous statue of the Greek god of love, Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London, was sculpted by Alfred Gilbert in 1893. It was originally called the Shaftesbury Monument. Date: 1893

Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Freak Show poster - Legless Woman
A poster for a freak show exhibit of a legless Englishwoman, Miss Gabriele The English Halfwoman. Postcard from Germany

Ludgate Circus 1930S
View from Fleet Street looking towards Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill and St. Pauls Cathedral, London

Piccadilly Circus 1950S
Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others

Piccadilly Circus 1969
Young people hang around the Eros statue in Piccadilly Circus

Restaurant Maxim, 30 Wardour Street, Soho, London
circa 1910s

Poster, Robert Brothers Circus, Caernarvon, Wales. circa 1960s

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre
Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio

Piccadilly Circus, London 1926
Piccadilly Circus and the statue of Eros in London at night, 1926. Date: 1926

Bird Millman
Jennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers

Tube stations transformed by G. H. Davis
A Piccadilly Circus underground: tube stations transformed. The maze of London tubes: wonderful new junctions completed or in progress of construction. Date: 1927

Tiger Trainer 1930S
Tiger trainer Miss Cilly Heyderich, giving one of her tigers a piggy back! Date: early 1930s

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals. c. 1900s

London Life - A Flower Seller in Piccadilly Circus Date: circa 1940

Circus aeruginosus, marsh harrier
Plate 73 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)

Oxford Circus, London, c. 1880
Photograph showing part of Oxford Circus (also known as Regent Circus), London, c.1880. The horse-drawn carriages travelling along Oxford Street appear blurred

Penny Farthing Trick Cyclists at the Circus, c. 1888
Engraving showing two acrobats performing tricks on a Penny Farthing bicycle during a circus show, c.1888

Clown and Indians of the Olympia Circus, London, 1921
Illustration showing Pimpo the clown and three Red Indians performing horseback stunts in the ring of the Olympia Circus, 1921. Date: 1921

Wombwells Menagerie at Windsor Castle, 1847
Engraving showing the tents of Wombwells Menagerie in the Great Quadrangle of Windsor Castle during the Windsor Michaelmas Fair, October 1847

Circus Elephant Accident
George Lockhart is crushed by a circus elephant at Walthamstow. The elephant escaped from the train which was transporting him to the next circus destination

Ludgate Hill 1930S
View looking down Ludgate Hill towards Ludgate Circus, showing a policeman on the right and a train going over the now dismantled railway bridge, London

Ludgate Circus and St Pauls Cathedral, City of London
A busy Ludgate Circus with the King Lud pub on the left and St Pauls Cathedral in the distance, City of London. Date: circa 1920s

Christmas card with a clown on a tightrope, with the sea and rocks below. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card, clown in snow -- A Merry Heart goes all the way. circa 1905

Oxford Street looking west from Oxford Circus, London. Date: circa 1900

The Hippodrome building, London
The Hippodrome building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and Leicester Square in the City of Westminster, London. Date: 1900s

Two forms of transport on a London bridge -- a double decker bus on the left, a horse and cart on the right. The bus is on Route 33A, serving Sheen, Hammersmith, Kensington, Piccadilly Circus

Police dog handler

Knights of the Air - WWI aerial combat - Albert Ball
A British fighter plane in the Royal Flying Corps is attacked by two German aircraft. The illustration accompanies a feature inside The Modern Boy magazine by Captain W. E

Caricature of P T Barnum and Jumbo the elephant
Caricature of Phineas Taylor (PT) Barnum (1810-1891), American showman and businessman, and Jumbo the African elephant which he bought for his circus from London Zoo in 1882

The Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly, London W1, with the statue of Eros on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Anderton and Haslams Menagerie, 1894 Date: 1894

Entertainment agent advert
W G Sylvester, entertainment agent, 1900 Date: 1900

Piccadilly Circus 1928
More changes to the traffic layout at Piccadilly Circus - work in progress round the Eros statue, which I suppose is somewhere behind the hoardings. Date: 1928

Flea Circus Chariots
Professor Tomlins flea circus: a flea is pushed into position at the start of the chariot race; fine harnessing wires attach the fleas to the chariots Date: 1960s

Piccadilly Circus
viewed from Coventry Street

Advertisement for Barnum and Baileys Circus, 1897
Poster advertising Barnum and Baileys three ring circus, commonly known as The Greatest Show on Earth, 1897

Female Tightrope Walker
A French woman tightrope walker in showy garb

Marsh Harrier (Morris)
MARSH HARRIER (Circus aeruginosus)

Flea Circus / Dr Paul
An advert for Doctor Pauls Performing Fleas

Clown in American Outfit
A clown wearing an outfit made from stars and stripes fabric (as in the American flag)

Trapeze / Upside Down
From the trapeze; how the acrobat sees his audience - upside down!

Piccadilly Hippies
Young people enjoying the sunshine at Piccadilly Circus under Eros

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