2019

SK5641 : Toy Town - Goose Fair

taken 4 years ago, near to Lenton, Nottingham, England

Toy Town - Goose Fair
Toy Town - Goose Fair
Children's rides at the fair.
Goose Fair

The first reference to a ‘goose fair’ dates from 1541 although it is known that there were regular autumn fairs in Nottingham going back to Saxon times. The name is believed to derive from the practice of herding geese from Lincolnshire for sale in the town. Since 1752 Goose Fair has been held in the first week in October and by Victorian times the trade element of the fair had diminished to be replaced by what we would now recognise as a fun fair. The venue moved in 1928 from the Old Market Square to The Forest, a recreation ground to the north of the city centre, where it has remained ever since. Today it is one of the largest travelling fairs in the country, bringing together a vast range of rides and side shows, and is a hugely popular attraction for people across the east Midlands.


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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services Primary Subject: Fairground Attraction
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Goose Fair [42] · Rides at the Fair [11] ·
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SK5641, 473 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 3 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5620 4117 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:57.8974N 1:9.8829W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 5620 4117
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