Pictures from Dicken's Faire

The following pictures were taken at the Dicken's Christmas Faire (produced by TIMEGAMES, Inc.) at Pier 45, Fisherman's Wharf, San Fransisco, California on Saturday December 23, 1995. PIRANHADOG, then manipulated the images in Photoshop and saved them as JPEGs (and w/ 2" GIFs as thumbnails for this page). To download the JPEG version for offline viewing, select the highlighted text in the description of chosen photo. All images are about 48k. More pictures from the following weekend of December 30 and 31 and of the New Year's Eve Party can be found at PiranhaBB's New Dicken's Page

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Here is a picture of the Duchess of Roxburghe and the Baron Rothchild, while on Royal Progress with Queen Victoria.

This is Constable Sergeant G.T. Ayers (#22), London Metropolitan Police, Division C, on patrol.

This is Constable Ayers' Uniform. It is patterned after what a constable of the Metropolitan Police would have worn at around 1870. The Star of Brunswick on the helmet would have just been coming into service then, although the police whistle is about ten years too early (it being adopted by London M.P. in the early '80's). Note the knee-length frock coat, which was replaced by a Grenadier Guards style tunic at around the turn of the century.

The party at Fezziwig's wharehouse never stops. Waltzing at set dances occur here at regular intervals.

Officers from every major English regiment can be seen loitering at their favorite social clubs. Here we see a Grenadier Guard and a Coldstream Guard who are guarding the entrance to the East India Club, where Queen Victoria is having tea.

Dicken's London would not be complete without its various pick pockets and cut-throats. Here we see Jeremy, proprietor of Jeremy's Escort Service Conversing with a convert of the Temperance Union. They are probably arranging an exchange of services (money for a tart?).

One of the chief officers present Major Gordon, (or Major Pain, as he is known by the constabulary) is responsible for the muster of the Royal Escort Detachment.

A local fence for stolen toys, this urchin, known by the name,Harold Machiavelli, and his one-legged doll, Lamb is seen trying to commission a sale.

The ghost of Marley (Scrooge's dead business partner) is here seen performing in a duet with a local street musician.

Relegated to the back of the fair the King of Hearts (from Alice in Wonderland) offers passers by the opportunity to " Paint the Roses Red ".

Chief villian Scrooge is seen here Humbuging in the face of a Christmas Pudding or some such. If he had his way, the faire would be closed (unless he realized it's profit making potential). Don't worry, he repents at the end of the day.

Here we see some Street Musicians playing for the crowd while Morris Dancers prance around in front of an alehouse.

This is Queen Victoria and part of her royal entourage while they stop for tea at the Griffin and Thistle Social Club.

More pictures at PiranhaBB's New Dicken's Page