Sir Robert Fossetts Circus in United Kingdom


Sir Robert Fossetts Circus
Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus. "The Definitive Visual History" by Mark Twichett and Steven B Richley
Sir Robert Fossett’s Circus. "The Definitive Visual History" by Mark Twichett and Steven B Richley
Typecircus
Owner -: Robert Fossett II
-: Robert Fossett III
-: Isabelle Bailey
-: Mary Francis
-1959: Robert Fossett IV
1959-1992: Bailey Fossett
1959-1992: Mary Fossett
Closed down1992
Address Tiffield
Place Northampton
Country United Kingdom
Directors
Key People -: Terry Duggan (animal trainer)
-: Jack Smith (animal trainer)
-1967: Christine Pinder (artist)
1965-1965: Thomas Sandow (artist)
1974-1974: Thomas Sandow (artist)
Veterinarians
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants		 1981-: Brenda Hani
(elephant trainer)
1957-1965: Ivor Rosaire
(elephant trainer)
1980-1980: Hagen Reichstag
(elephant trainer)
Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates2024-03-04
Latest document update2024-03-04 21:01:52
Relevant literature
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
Description

Sir Robert Fossetts Circus, located at Tiffield, in Northampton, United Kingdom . Sir Robert Fossetts Circus closed down in 1992.


Comments / picturesThe Fosset circus forked into three circuses: Sir Robert Fossets circus in UK, and his brother Ted Fosset in Ireland, and their second cousin Tom Fossets circus in UK.

The Fosset big top could hold 3,000 people, and tickets cost between three shillings and sixpence (17.5p) and 14 shillings (70p). As well as the elephants, there were also lions and tigers, dragooned by big cat tamer Bailey Fosset, a rodeo, ‘trapeze sensations’, ‘trampoline bouncers’, a ‘tight wire balancing act’, and a troupe of eight Royal Cream ponies – and, of course, there were lots of clowns.

Robert III Fosset had children: Robert Fosset IV, Bailey Fosset and Mary Fosset.
1959: Robert IV Fosset died of an heart attack.
1959: His brother and sister, Bailey Fosset and Mary Fosset, took over the circus.
1974-1979: They had the main troupe of six that were trained by Julius Hani, Dum Dum, Sara, Emma, Bindula, Mahala and Minnie, also Tina who was later hired out to Clubb Chipperfield and later Circus Fiesta, Bobby, a young bull elephant who for a while did an act with a young African elephant and spotted horse.Tarzan, Zoo chat
1992: Mr. Bailey Fossett, who had for many years ran the circus with his late sister Mary Fosset, died in March and this was to be the last year that this show travelled.

References for records about Sir Robert Fossetts Circus

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Sir Robert Fossetts Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2427. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:


Sir Robert Fossetts Circus on elephant-news.com

Sir Robert Fossetts Circus is mentioned on Elephant News:

DateLinks which opens in new window
2022-03-30Remembering when giant circus elephants paraded through cambridge - Elephant News


Search more with Google for Sir Robert Fossetts CircusThe link will automatically include Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and open a new browser window.


Search more on the Internet Web for Sir Robert Fossetts CircusThe link will automatically include Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and open a new browser window

Categories circus in United Kingdom | United Kingdom Portal | europe Portal


About this documentThis document was updated: 2024-03-04 21:01:52 with valid HTML5 Valid CSS


Elephant Encyclopedia and database
ELEPHANT
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Established 1995
ELEPHANT
DATABASE
Established 2006
Your ip: 3.144.235.138
Kulen Elephant Forest