This is something we don’t really see any more. It must have been very exciting when the circus was in town and probably a great chance to bunk off school! This was probably taken around the 1880s. Behind the elephants is a huge steam traction engine.
Elephants in Fore Street
The circus comes to town
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The school logbooks often mention reduced attendance or even sometimes a half-day holiday when the circus came to town.