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Evening Standard
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Emma Magnus

How farmer Frankie Lord transformed two ‘ugly’ circus wagons into tiny homes in lockdown — and why he’s selling one

Frankie and Olivia’s first renovation was featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces

(Picture: The Circus Wagon Project)

Frank Lord was collecting an item from a seller on Facebook Marketplace when something in their garden caught his eye: two red trailers with yellow stripes on their side and “Jolly’s Circus on tour” written in large capital letters on the back in faded paint. He asked if they were for sale. Yes, they were.

That was that. Frank bought the two trailers for £2,000 each from their owner, Peter Jolly, who runs Jolly’s Circus, which is still operational today.

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