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Talk: Lord George Sanger – a Newbury Lad

Wed 17 Dec 25
Book online: tinyurl.com/5bv8ux5a
West Berkshire Museum | Wednesday 17 December | 1pm | Free West Berkshire Museum The Wharf Newbury RG14 5AS Lord George Sanger always said he was born in Newbury and maintained contact with the town all his life, bringing his circus to the town regularly, culminating in donating the statue of Queen Victoria and four lions to the town in 1903. Ros Clow has been researching the life of Lord George Sanger since 2021 and wants to remind people that Sanger was a brilliant entrepreneur and a household name. There is now a campaign to make British Circus a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Book online: www.westberkshireheritage.org/whats-on Bookings close at 4pm the day before the talk. December marks the bicentenary of Lord George Sanger’s alleged birth in Newbury. Image courtesy of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, The University of Sheffield... READ MORE>

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