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Billy Smart's Circus

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The first appearance of the Billy Smart Circus was at Southall Park.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Billy Smart's Circus

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Whales in The Thames

We were sceptical but a 2012 article in Time confirms: “Technically, the Quee...

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This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Billy Smart's Circus

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Astley's Circus

The plaque is no longer there and actually looks like it was not intended to ...

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