Classic Circus Transport

29th August 2009

Robert Brothers’ Circus ERF LV, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – March 1983	Robert Brothers’ Circus ERF LV, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – March 1983	Robert Brothers’ Circus ERF LV, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – March 1983	Robert Brothers’ Circus ERF LV, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – March 1983
Gerry Cottle’s Circus Atkinson Borderer, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1986	Gerry Cottle’s Circus Atkinson Borderer, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1986	Gerry Cottle’s Circus Atkinson Borderer, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1986	Gerry Cottle’s Circus Atkinson ex-gritter, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1986
Gerry Cottle’s Circus Ford D-series, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1986	Weight’s Circus Commer Q4, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980	Weight’s Circus Leyland Lynx, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980	Weight’s Circus Ford D-series, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980
Weight’s Circus Austin Noddy, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980	Weight’s Circus Bedford TK, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980	Weight’s Circus Bedford TK, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980	Weight’s Circus ERF LV, Recreation Ground, Irthlingborough – July 1980
Robert Brothers’ Circus Scammell Crusader and elephant transporter with David Smart’s Super Circus, Battersea Park, London – August 1980	Robert Brothers’ Circus Scammell Crusader and Dodge 500-series with David Smart’s Super Circus, Battersea Park, London – August 1980	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus Atkinson Defender with David Smart’s Super Circus, Battersea Park, London – January 1981	Chipperfield’s Circus ERF KV with fold-up seating loads, Carterhatch Lane, Enfield – January 1981
Chipperfield’s Circus ERF KV, Carterhatch Lane, Enfield – January 1981	Bedford RL with Chipperfield’s Circus, Carterhatch Lane, Enfield – January 1981	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus AEC Militant and AEC Mercury, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – June 1978	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus AEC Matador, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – June 1978
Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus AEC Militant, Spencer Park, Rushden – October 1979	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus AEC Militant, Spencer Park, Rushden – October 1979	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus Shelvoke & Drewry, Spencer Park, Rushden – October 1979	Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus Atkinson Silver Knight, Spencer Park, Rushden – October 1979
Jimmy Chipperfield’s Circus World Dodge 500-series with seating trailer, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – June 1980	Jimmy Chipperfield’s Circus World Volvo F88 with beast wagon, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – June 1980	Jimmy Chipperfield’s Circus World Scania-Vabis LB, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – June 1980	Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Bedford SB (ex-mobile cinema), Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980
Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Bedford VAL, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980	Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Ford D-series, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980	Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Ford D-series, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980	Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Ford D-series with booking office trailer, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980
Circus Hoffman (2nd Unit) Scammell Constructor, Croyland Park, Wellingborough – August 1980	Spanish National Circus Atkinson Black Knight, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1982	Spanish National Circus AEC Matador, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1982	Spanish National Circus BMC with ticket office, Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1982
Spanish National Circus Mack (with AEC cab), Midsummer Meadow, Northampton – April 1982	Robert Brothers’ Super Circus Atkinson Borderer with beast wagon, Northampton Road, Kettering – October 1983	Jimmy Fossett’s Circus Commer Commando, Northampton Road, Kettering – May 1985	Jimmy Fossett’s Circus Ford D-series, Northampton Road, Kettering – May 1985
Jimmy Fossett’s Circus Leyland FG, Northampton Road, Kettering – May 1985	Weight’s Circus Commer Q4, Spencer Park, Rushden – May 1985	Weight’s Circus Bedford TK, Spencer Park, Rushden – May 1985	Weight’s Circus AEC Marshal, Spencer Park, Rushden – June 1985

A selection of circus transport photos from the late 1970s and the 1980s. Circuses featured include Robert Brothers, Austen Brothers, Gerry Cottle, Chipperfield’s, Sir Robert Fossett, Spanish National, Weight’s, Hoffman’s, Jimmy Fossett, Jimmy Chipperfield, Fosserfields, Fiesta, Delta and Galaxy plus many more to come.