Thorny the blacksmith making railway nails at the Extravaganza Fair.

St Mary's Lych Gate - historically representing where the dead bodies were passed over to the jurisdiction of the church.

14th January 2017 The original Gypsy Fair.

We went to The original Gypsy Fair at Merrilands School.

I was quite taken with this house bus and trailer. I guess if you're going to have a trailer, you might as well have one in keeping with your house bus. This one belonged to the Leather Goods guy. He used it as his workshop.

I tried something a little different this time, and sketched across both pages in my sketchbook.

Here is my sketch:

Gypsy Travellers Fair

You invariably find interesting characters at Gypsy Fairs.

Here are two good sports who didn't mind modelling.  (And I'm not talking about the Bedford and Ford)

The Original Gypsy Fair, Merrilands School.

Today we sketched at "The Original Gypsy Fair". It was founded in 1990. So not that old really. We sketched here last year as well, so it was interesting to go back, and also to look back and see how we got on last year.

Here is my best sketch from last time:

Today I sat in the sun and listened to the band, which made for quite a pleasant afternoon. I wanted to try the signpost. I was quite taken with this last time, but didn't have the time or the confidence to attempt it.