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Billy Smarts Circus, once a regular sight in Hills Meadow, Reading made a dramatic spectacle when its largest participants arrived by train
A horse act at Bertram Mills Circus. 19th December 1958
Bertram Mills Circus, a woman who performs with horses. 19th December 1958
Winifred Atwell plays the piano in a lion cage. 22nd December 1953
A ballet dancer during a circus rehearsal at Olympia, London, 14th December 1952
Billy Smarts Circus animals leaving Victoria, london. 18th September 1955
Bertram Mills tightrope act. 18th December 1958
Bertram Mills Circus, a performance with a horse. 19th December 1958
Big cat act at Bertram Mills Circus. 19th December 1958
Clowns at a Bertram Mills Circus performance. 19th December 1958
An elephant act at a Bertram Mills Circus performance. 19th December 1958
Chimpanzees being X-rayed, Billy, etc. of Bertram Mills Circus. 10th January 1954
2 year old Sumisha Hassani, daughter of Ali Hassani, the leader of a troupe of whirlwind tumblers who are appearing at the Leeds Grand Theatre in pantomime
Clowning about... The circus came to town yesterday, at least it seemed so when clowns, tightrope walkers and flying trapeze artists turned up at Colne Valley High School
60 pupils at De Brus School put on a two-hour show of circus skills for parers and younger children after completing a six week project
Hoffmans Circus, Shepherds Bush, London. Lion trainer Richard Collins putting his head in the mouth of Johnny, one of his five lions. 9th January 1975
Harry Bellis horse riding tiger riders Sam, a cart horse in the Belle Vue Circus. Timmy, a fully grown tiger from Bengal is the star attraction in the circus. Manchester, 22nd December 1969
Animals, Elephant. Elephant plays with children at Vauxhall Bridge, London. June 1953 D2969
Mr Nicolai Poliakoff OBE arriving in Cardiff for a fortnights work. He is the creator of Coco the Clown, and is in Cardiff to teach the children the Highway Code. 19th June 1973
Backstage at a Circus, November 1947
Karl Wallenda, Tightrope Walker, crosses 100ft above the ground, near Tower Bridge, London, Monday 22nd November 1976
Radio One Disc Jockeys at Robert Brothers Circus in Eastbourne, photo-call for BBC Calendar 1981, taken 14th August 1980. Lion tamer, Tony Blackburn
Circus World Championships, being held under the Big Top on Clapham Common, London, 11th December 1977. Pictured, Karl Wallenda, Tightrope Walker, currently recovering from a broken neck
Karl Wallenda, Tightrope Walker, crosses 100ft above the ground, near Tower Bridge, London, Monday 22nd November 1976. Pictured celebrating after crossing
Circus clown Barney as the public have never seen him before, without his clown make up. 15th September 1983
Poster for Bertram Mills Circus, image shows Reco comedy wire sensation. 20th July 1979
Fritz and Helga Brumbach with the items used in their knife-throwing circus act. 15th September 1983
Circus performers, Otto Europa and his nine year old son standing on their hands. 15th September 1983
Two people with their faces painted like clowns, pulling funny faces, at the Zippo & Co. Circus, Teesside, 14th August 1990
Performing circus elephants Nepal and Baby being given a drink by Carolyn Roberts as they prepare for the Hungarian State Circus first night at High Farm, Skippers Lane, Middlesbrough
Elephants Rosa and Opal with their trainer Sallyann Roncescu at Chipperfields Circus near Stockton. 27th December 1994
Two sad looking circus clowns, an adult and a young child. 26th September 1983
One of the female performers from the Moscow state Circus, which is visiting Teesside. 29th August 1995
Advertising rep from the Evening Gazette newspaper, Andrea Anderson, with professional aerialist Louise Gordon at Zippos Family Circus Big Top, Middlesbrough. 8th August 1990
A performer with hula hoops, from the Moscow state Circus which is visiting Teesside. 29th August 1995
Circus ringmaster John Moore with friendly Llama, Augusto Family Circus, 21st December 1977
Chipperfields Circus, Sallyann Roncescu puts the arab horses through their paces, near Stockton. 27th December 1994
Circus visits Redcar, children dressed as clowns watching performers from a circus, 23rd March 1993
Two circus clowns juggling balls. 14th July 1979
Two Romanian boys on an exchange visit to Middlesbrough schools. The two boys Daniel Iliescu and Alexandru Selim are pictured on a visit to the circus where they met fellow countryman Ionuts Ronescu
The first ever British tour of Hungarys state circus, is currently in Hartlepool, Gabi in his costume. 4th July 1990
Indian elephant Sarah having her nails filed by her trainer Mr George Biddall of Sir Robert Fossetts circus which opened at Preston Park, Eaglescliffe, Teesside. 16th May 1978
Faith Oliver on the trapeze, Teesside, 5th August 1989
Gary Ambrose of Austen Brothers circus performing with a Bengal tiger, at Preston Park, near Stockton. 27th September 1988
A circus clown painting painting on his face, 26th September 1983
Bertram Mills circus elephants arrive in Manchester. The six Bertram Mills circus elephants, bearing road safety slogans, leave Central Station on route for Platt Fields
Entertainment Circus Children: 10 year old David Hibling, a Suffolk schoolboy has organised a " Save the Circus" petition which he intends to present to the local authorities in support of
Circus boy Peter Jolly is walking tall at the tender age of three. Peters father believes this makes the pint-sized circus performer the youngest stilt walker in the country on 9th December 1976
