Aeronaut and Entertainer: The exploits of Lempriere

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Date:1856 - 1949 (c.)

Description:Lieutenant George Philip Lempriere of Handsworth was famous throughout Great Britain and Europe for his balloon ascents and parachute descents. He is recognisable as a Jules Verne "Phileas Fogg" personality but equally he was ahead of his time with many of his ideas and the execution of them. This exhibition looks at aspects of Lempriere's career through material held in the Archives Department of Central Library.

(Exhibition written by Chris Sutton)

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Advertise In The Sky

Not only did he perform at fetes and shows around Europe, he also made his balloons available for publicity ...

Lempriere in Birmingham

Lempriere lived at 169 Hunters Road in Handsworth for most of his career before moving to 13 Wilton ...

Parachute Queens

To increase interest Lempriere picked and trained a series of women to perform with him. They were drawn ...

Portrait photograph of lady parachutist

This lady was one of the parachutists employed by Handsworth aeronaut Lieutenant Lempriere. Lempriere ...

Lempriere and lady parachutist

Wonderful picture of Lempriere with one of his lady parachutists - possibly Kitty King, who appeared ...

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Lempriere, George P. Handsworth Entertainment Aviation 1946 - 1975 (Mid 20th Century)

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Donor ref:Local Studies/ Birmingham Biography 1949 p.21 (14/4192)

Source: Local Studies & History Department , Birmingham Central Library

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