A new exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus remembers an entertainment legend - at the venue he called home for decades.
Iconic clown Charlie Cairoli performed at the Tower Circus every summer season for 40 years, a world record for the most performances at a single venue.
Now Charlie, who died in 1980, is remembered with an exhibition of artefacts from his performances - a wide range of items, including musical instruments, photographs and several everyday objects he transformed for comedy effect.
Some have been donated by Charlie’s family and some were at the Tower Circus already.
The display is on for the next two years and has been established with the help of the Victoria and Albert Purchase Grant Fund.
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell
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First look inside the new Charlie Cairoli exhibition at Blackpool Tower Circus. Photo: Lucinda Herbert | © National World Resell