Orton and Spooners

ORTON AND SPOONERS

Orton and Spooners were manufacturers of fair ground rides. Orton built carriages and wagons before his firm partnered with the Spooner Family. Spooners were famous for ornate and grandiose wood carvings that adorned the fairground rides of the day. Please enjoy some intriguing pictures below. A big thank you to the Suttons for the picture numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. .A. S. Howell's website which is now archived on Burton2000 for a brief history of Orton & Spooners and details of his families connection with the company.

This will be a tribute to not only Orton & Spooner but also to the Generations of craftsmen from the Howell family. This book will preserve a wonderful piece of Burton history which was all down to the hard work and dedication of my friend Alan Howell before he died in year 2001. Special thanks from Paula and myself to Dave Page & Nick Laister Skelter Publishing & Joylandbooks
Men at Work The fairground artists and artisans of Orton & Spooner This book is now available from Waterstones book shop Burton 6-7 Coopers Square Burton upon Trent DE14 1DF Tel: 01283 566055 / Fax: 01283 511383 E-mail: manager@burtonontrent.waterstones.com Tel 01283 566055 or contact www.joylandbooks.com
Spooner Carving 1	Spooner Carving 2	Orton's Carriage 3
Spooner Carving 4	Spooner Carving 5	Carousel ride 6
Spooner's Swan Works 1	Spooner Carving 7	Spooner's Swan Works 2
Cec Howell	Alan S Howell	Harry Shilton
Black Horse Pub Moor St	Crown under restoration	Spooner's carving Black Horse

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