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FAIRGROUND FAMILIES - JOHN WALL & SONS

his time we shall be looking at the Wall family, who’s fairground history goes back to the turn of the 19th century. These stories have one thing in common, they all have a strong tradition of travelling showmen and, as well as running a business whose traditions often go back several generations, they have worked through periods of momentous history, including two world wars, and constantly sought

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