Title

Harry Lee's 'Steam Yachts' swingboat ride, Goose Fair, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1968. Artist: George L Roberts

Caption

Harry Lee's 'Steam Yachts' swingboat ride, Goose Fair, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1968. The Goose Fair was originally held in Nottingham's Market Place for 8 days of October, reduced to five days in 1876. The name possibly comes from the hundreds of geese which were at one time driven from Lincolnshire and Norfolk to be sold in Nottingham. Goose Fair was first mentioned in the Nottingham Borough Records of 1541, though it was probably in existence much earlier than this. It gradually became so large that it spread to other streets in the vicinity and, with the growth of traffic, there were complaints about congestion and disruption in the city. The Fair was eventually moved to Forest Recreation Ground, about a mile north of the Old Market Square.

Date

2009

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/George L. Roberts

Reference

HRM19D66_014

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,0in x 12,1in / 4801 x 3638 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people child children fairground funfair country entertainment British English nottinghamshire location century amusement fair Britain enjoyment fairground ride concept B&W MONOCHROME metaphor Sixties Nottingham black & white black and white Fairground Attraction B W 1960s 20th century all the fun of the fair TGN photograph Forest Recreation Ground Nottingham Goose Fair swingboat ride NEMPR Picture the Past George L Roberts Roberts George L photograph