Richard Sissons Collection

General view of Sheffield City Centre fair, August 1995Ref: NFA0017

Title: The Richard Sissons Collection

Scope: A collection of 70 colour photographs of personalities and artefacts taken on the first day of the 1995 Sheffield "Mile Long" City Centre funfair, on 18th August.

Dates: 1995
Level: Fonds
Extent: 70 images
Name of creator: Richard Sissons

Administrative / biographical history: Richard Sissons is a fairground historian and enthusiast who took the images in this collection. He is also the Sheffield contributor to the World's Fair.

Related Collections:
Source: Donated by William Percival
System of arrangement: Catalogued according to type
Subjects: Fairgrounds, Fairground Art, Fairground Rides, Travelling Entertainment
Conditions of access: Items are available to view by appointment in the NFA reading room
Restrictions: None
Copyright: Richard Sissons
Finding aids: Photographs available on NFA digital