Lord George Sanger's funeral procession

The funeral procession of Lord George Sanger (1827-1911), leaving Park Farm in East Finchley, north London. Sanger was a famous circus impresario, staging spectacular shows at large venues such as Astley's Amphitheatre and the Agricultural Hall in Islington. His memoir, Seventy Years a Showman, was published in 1908. Sadly, he was killed in late November 1911 by an insane employee at his farm in East Finchley. The funeral was a grand affair, and the roads from Finchley to Holborn Viaduct Station were lined with people sheltering from the heavy rain under black umbrellas. The coffin was transferred to a special train to Margate, where he was buried in the Sanger family grave

Amphitheatre Astley Astleys Depressing Employee Finchley Gloomy Impresario Insane Islington Memoir Sanger Seventy Showman Spectacular Umbrellas

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