Media Equestrian riding school
Handy and Franklin's riding school and amphitheatre would have looked something like this.
Media The Rolle complimented by the wonders of the age
The print, attributed to William Dent, shows John Rolle addressing a Learned Pig, Surprising Monkey, Wonderful Hare,
Dancing Dogs, and...
Place The Learned Pig
Here stood The Plume of Feathers Inn. The Bristol Journal of 13th August 1785 reported that: ‘in the large and commodious room...
Place The commodious caravans of travelling menageries
An account book now held at the M Shed lists the attractions of St James' Fair, one of which is the exhibition of wild beasts. Market...
Place Travelling Menageries
Along with Polito’s and Miles’s Menagerie, which visited Bristol for the Fairs, horses, dogs, cats, and a variety of other fauna could...