Scene at Barnet Horse Fair, North London
Scene with people and horses at the Barnet Annual Horse and Pleasure Fair, North London. The fair takes place over three days, operating under a Royal Charter issued by Barnet Council. The fair began in 1588 when Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to the Lord of the Manor of Barnet to hold a fair twice yearly. This photo shows the dangers involved in separating a Welsh pony from the rest of its drove
Picture No
10573788
Media ID
47548878
Size
2436px x 1888px
(2.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/The Pete Frost Collection
Source
Original photograph from Newspaper Illustrations Ltd, Copyright expired
Date
September 1911
