Camden Miniature Steam Services

This is a model example of a Fairground history, even if its subject, the Barry family, is best known in Northern Ireland, having run amusements in Portrush for over eighty years. Whilst Portrush has always been their base, during the twentieth century they also had travelling amusements and circuses (not surprisingly as they are part of the Chipperfield family) which toured the whole of Ireland at various times, plus Walls and Globes of Death. They were also major ice-cream manufacturers at one point, and ran the amusements at Bellevue Zoo. Not only is the family’s history very well told here, as a well produced 272 page, hardbound A4 format book, the price is ridiculous. And it has loads of B & W illustrations. If you are interested in fairground history, you will really enjoy this.