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Yarm Fair 2011 Revisited Yarm has hosted a fair for nearly 800 years. Once used for trading cattle, horses and cheese, today it's mainly a funfair. But waggons and trailers still make an appearance, and horses are still run up and down the main street. |
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Appleby Fair June 2011 Fine bowtops frisking the sward. Police signs and council boulders allowed horse-drawn vehicles access to roadside verges. Jowett bowtops, an old Bill Wright, and a George Cox all made it safely to the fair, but a stunning ledge was nearly smashed to pieces. |
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Stow Fair May 2011 Still fashionable after more than 500 years. Ornate openlots, flashy trailers and modern Italian furniture competed for attention at Stow with an old-fashioned knife grinder's barrow. |
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Appleby Fair 2010 Only one pub but the waggons were good. There were many fine waggons at Appleby in 2010, including a Jowett pot waggon. However, the police and trading standards officers were a presence, and places for travellers to stop were much harder to find. |
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Summer Stow & Appleby Fairs 2009 Stow had poor weather whilst the police were out in force in Appleby. HIstorian John Pockett went walk-about at both fairs. Although he saw some grand waggons and a herd of Welsh horses, he also saw some disturbing sights. |
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Stow Fair October 2008 A golden carriage awaits. Yorkie Greenwood and son painted up this lovely openlot with plenty of gold leaf. Have a look at this waggon and others at the autumn Stow Fair. |
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Appleby Fair 2008 Bill Wright-style bowtop. This stunning bowtop, built by Jowett, was the highlight of the 2008 Fair. Of course, the horses were fine, and the girls as pretty as ever. |
