These photographs of floats at the Synwell Carnival were taken by Brian Candy in 1954. 

The historic carnival, once the event of the year in Synwell, saw a procession of floats featuring residents in fancy dress tour around Wotton-under-Edge, a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. The event, however, petered out in the mid-seventies after insurance for the floats rocketed and residents could not raise the cash to carry on. It was briefly resurrected in the mid-nineties.

For more of his photographs, make sure to visit Brian Candy Photographic Archive on Flickr.

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s

People Donning Fancy Costumes at Synwell Carnival in Wotton-under-Edge in the Late 1960s