Boothen Archives - Dr Richard Talbot

boo 3 Buffalo Bills visit to Stoke in 1891

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If anyone reading this can remember the film Annie Get Your Gun, then you are in for a treat as you read all about the visit of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show with three circus rings, hundreds of indians visiting Boothen to see this incredible show and a chance of a life time to see this increible part of live witness.

The story explains how many purpose-built trains carried not only performers, including Annie,but all the horses and the props to the hamlet of Boothen. I great read of a grest piece of history never to be witnessed again. Including protographs

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boo 2 Boothen Junior School my early life.

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ByRichard Talbot

This is a reflection of my early life of a child at Boothen Infants School followed by its continuation at Boothen All Saints Junior school until the age of eleven. It covers many areas of my early education and the important role of the teachers in shaping me and the other children to value and appreciate the world that we were born into.

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boo 1 Barnum and Bailey elephant strangled 1904.

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ByRichard Talbot

On its UK tour in 1904, Barnum and Baily circus visited Stoke-on-Trent and located the show at Boothen Meadows, just where the Michelin Type Co. was built.
The story taken directly from parts of the press reports of the day describes its opening parade from Stoke Railway Station to the site and in particular one large elephant becoming uncontrollable. So, it was decided that this elephant had to be destroyed for safety reasons. This article covers all aspects of this, and importantly what happened to the elephant following its death.

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