Police Officer / ChildrenPolice officer giving directions to three boys with a three person bicycle pointing in the opposite direction Transport
Advertisement for De Dion Bouton Cycles. 1925
A Decided Catch by William Heath RobinsonThe Whitebait cycle, an ingenious contraption necessitated by the exorbitant charges for hire of boats at the seaside this season
Felixstowe Beach HutTaking afternoon tea in a beach hut at Felixstowe, Suffolk, England
A Selection of Ways to Ride a Penny Farthing Bicycle, 1881Engraving showing a number of adventurous ways to ride a penny farthing bicycle; as demonstrated at a bicycle meeting held in Boston, USA, 1881
Thomas HardyTHOMAS HARDY writer and cyclist, at his home at Max Gate, early 1920s
Irish Street, Downpatrick - a street scene looking downhill with people and horse vehicle and man with bicycle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Downpatrick). Date: circa early 1900s
The Kino Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexThe Kino Cinema in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. This was the towns first cinema. Cycle racks for the use of patrons were a feature. circa 1935
Ballyholme, Bangor - a street view along Ballyholme Esplanade with horse vehicle and boy with bicycle. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bangor). Date: circa early 1900s
Bicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic AdvertBicycle Made For Three - Continental Pneumatic Tyre Company (of Hanover, Germany) Advertisement. The pair at the rear of the bicycle appear to be contributing slightly less to the forward momentum as
The 24 hour Bicycle Race at Herne Hill, 1892Photograph showing the Cyclists participating in the 24 hour Bicycle race at Herne Hill velodrome, on the 22nd July 1892, shortly before the start. The race was won by F.W
Advertisement, Bicycles & TricyclesAdvertisement, James Lillywhite, Frowd and Co, Bicycling, Cricket and Athletic Outfitters, Bicycles and Tricycles. 1880s
Main Street, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. Date: circa 1905
Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885Advertisment for the Rover Safety Bicycle, built by Starley and Sutton of the Meteor Works, Coventry
Boy and Bicycle by the River SevernA boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Dursley-Pedersen BikeThe Dursley-Pedersen cantilever bicycle
Promotional jigsaw, Beechams Pills and Powders. circa 1930s
Penny Farthing Bicycle, Skipton, YorkshireMan with a Penny Farthing Bicycle, Skipton, Yorkshire. 19th century
Poster, See Phillips First -- a wonderful range of sports machines, ask here for free illustrated catalogue. Date: circa 1939
TARR STEPSTarr Steps, a Prehistoric stone bridge over the River Barle, near Dulverton, Somerset, England, said to have been placed there by the Devil to win a bet. Date: circa 1000 BC
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform. The FANY was created in 1907 as a first aid link between front-line fighting units
Rudges Cycles PosterPoster advertising bicycles by Rudge and Whitworth of Nottingham, England showing a young lady from around 1940 perched on one of their models
London Tram 1935Two trams approach Kew Bridge, London
Poster advertising Palmer tyres of London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Coventry and Nottingham. A lady on a bicycle and a group of people in a car travel side by side
Tightrope Cycling ActA German husband and wife team perform a dramatic tightrope cycling act
Pigs Ride in Tandem 1898Two pigs go for their honeymoon on a tandem bicycle - a comment on the current cycling craze
Cycling in Battersea Park, London
Irish Postman 1930SA country postman in Ireland delivers a postcard to a lucky boy
Rover Safety BicycleFaster and easier than any bicycle ever made
Macmillan BicycleMacmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind
Early BicyclesA variety of early bicycles, including two varieties of the Celerifere of 1793 (1 & 2), the Draisienne (Dandy-Horse) of 1819 (3) and Gompertzs Velocipede (4)
Chemists Shop / ParisThe exterior of a chemists shop, most probably in Paris
Penny Farthing PhotoA young man and his Ordinary bicycle, known as a penny farthing, pose proudly for a studio camera
Riding a Penny Farthing bicycle
The Penny Farthing or Ordinary Bicycle of the 1870 sPhotograph of a Penny Farthing or Ordinary bicycle of the 1870 s, with its rider wearing contemporary cycling clothes
Young boys outside corner shop off-licence, SalfordYoung boys outside a corner shop off-licence in Salford, Manchester. Date: circa 1977
Thaxted 1950SA little girl with a bow in her hair rides her bicycle in a corner of the picturesque old town of Thaxted, Essex, England, with its old thatched cottages beside the Guild Hall Date: 1950s
The Bone Shaker Bicycle of the 1840 sPhotograph of a cyclist on a Bone Shaker bicycle of the 1840s to 1850 s. This type of bicycle was innovative in having pedals, but earnt its moniker through the used of solid wood or metal wheels
Boy pushes his bicycle up a hill in Ebbw Vale, South WalesA young boy pushes his bicycle up a steep hill in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. Behind is the Ebbw Vale steel works. This was closed by Corus in 2002
Kaufmann Lady Cycle Troupe refined trick cyclists. One bicycle in photograph with the lady cyclists wearing ruched shorts to the knee, long sleeved blouses, tights and flat shoes
The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath RobinsonSpring Handicaps. Front cover of The Humorist magazine featuring a glorious cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing the chaos created on the roads by spring romances. Date: 1937
Kilindini Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa, with Wardles Chemists, Photographers and Opticians. circa 1940
Tandem bicycle. 19th century engraving
Poster, Humber, the Aristocrat of all Bicycles. A product of Raleigh Industries, Nottingham. Showing a couple watching sailing boats. Date: circa 1950
Poster, Rudge, Britains best bicycle, a product of Raleigh Industries, Nottingham. Date: circa 1950
Poster, Robin Hood Cycles. The greatest value in cycling -- a product of Raleigh Industries, Nottingham. Date: circa 1950
Thaxted / Town Street 1900Thaxted, Essex: Town Street
Buffalo Bill Cody racing in Munich, GermanyWilliam Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), American soldier, bison hunter and Wild West showman, seen here at Munich, Germany, racing on horseback against the cyclist Fischer
