In the 19th century Meadows Page and his brother George Page became known as the Newbourne Giants. Meadows was said to have stood about 7 feet 4 inches (223.5 cm) tall, head and shoulders over everyone else, they became an attraction at the Woodbridge Easter Fair when the show's tallest man would hold a guinea above his head and challenge anyone to reach it. They were hired by Samuel Whitings travelling show in 1869 and became known as the Newbourne Giants. Meadows gave up his circus life in 1875 and died in 1917.