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HULL FAIR:
ART ON THE RIDES 



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Lithography printed on GF Smith Zen
and colourplan paper with coptic binding.















































Hull Fair is one of the oldest fairs in the world, its been running for over 700 years.


Taking place every October just off Walton Street, it stretches 16 acres and includes over 250 rides and attractions making it the biggest travelling fun fair in Europe. 

It’s the only place where all the roaming fair ground rides in the UK  meet up all at once.






















Rides Featured



Albert Evans
Waltzer Atmosphere Creator

Better Rides
Bavarian Fun House

Billy Bernard Hill’s
Jumbo Circus

Billy Crow
King Frogs

David Reece
Richmonds Lazerblazer

David Wallis & Son
Ice Maze

Dorinda Hollands
Ignition Dodgems

David Irvin
Ghost Train

Graham Sedgwick’s
Sticky Wall Rotor
John Wheatley’s
Outer Limits

Nationwide Amusements
King Loops

Reece Wheatley’s
Turbo Jet

Richards Amusements
Miami Trip

Rodger Tuby & Son
Disco Fever

Steven Hill’s
Miami Trip 3

Whitings
Ghost Train

William Roberts
Music Tagada












There’s an in depth coverage of 17 Rides through over 400 images with details of the available history of each ride. In addition, essays by Arantza Burrutia Ezenarro, senior archivist at the national fairground and circus archive and Graham Downie,  chairman of the fairground association of Great Britain.







This project was kindly sponsored by
GF Smith
and Fettle Type foundry.