Crowded Collection

A Complete Wash-out, by William Heath Robinson
The trials of spring-cleaning as endured on the ark. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
The magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress

Inside the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Great Exhibition of All Nations - general view of the interior of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London

Broadstairs 1950S
An incredibly crowded beach at Broadstairs in Kent, showing how popular British holiday resorts used to be in the days before package holidays. Date: 1950s

Petticoat Lane, 1940s
A busy scene at historic Petticoat Lane market in the East End of London in the late 1940s. 1940s

Poster advertising Indian State Railways, with a view of the Howrah Bridge, Calcutta. Visit India

Cleethorpes Sea Front
The crowded sea front at Cleethorpes. People sunbathe in deckchairs and paddle in the sea

9 O clock in London Pub
The busy interior of a London pub near the Old Vic Theatre, at nine o clock in the evening

Brixton Prison / Mayhew
Female convicts during the silent hour at Brixton Prison, London. All prisoners were required to sit quietly outside their cell

Borough Market 1870
A busy day at the Borough food market

French Riviera / J Simont
Le Touquet: sunbathers by the swimming pool

Dancing on the pier at Blackpool, Lancashire
One of the piers at Blackpool, Lancashire, packed with dancing couples

Fall / English Springer / 46
Four large puppies crowded in a basket. Owner: Browne

Ebute Ero on market day, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa
Aerial view of the town of Ebute Ero on market day, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

The Embassy Club, 1932
Full house of social celebrities; a Seasons night. Scene at the Embassy Club in Bond Street, London, one of the most fashionable and exclusive nightclubs in the capital

Old Delhi street scene
A crowded, hot, dusty street in Old Delhi. A vendor stands with a large basket on his head in the centre of the crowd Date: 1987

Tourists and touts at the Shepherds Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
An international gathering of tourists and touts outside the Shepherds Hotel in Cairo, Egypt

Waterloo Railway Station, London 1912
The scene from the Waterloo Railway Station platform, London. Date: 1912

The new ballroom at the Savoy by Fish
Devotees of Terpsichore in the new ballroom at the Savoy Hotel, London. Date: 1926

Henley Regatta 1903
By the river during the Henley Regatta. Date: 1903

The beach at Juan-les-Pins, 1929
Photograph of the beach at Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera showing how popular the resort, and the rest of the Cote d Azur, had become during the summer months. Date: 1929

Whittey Bathing Beach - Black & white Row of bathing huts - very crowded beach. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Date: circa 1900

Coogee Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Date: circa 1910s

Clock Cafe and view of beach, Scarborough, Yorkshire
The South Cliff Gardens Cafe (known today as the Clock Cafe), with a view of the beach below, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, London
View from the balcony of the Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society, Central London, with an exhibition taking place

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

Crowded London Housing
A landscape of working class homes in London, with a handy patch of waste ground where the wives can hang up their washing and the kids can play among the stones and refuse

Victoria / Albert / Wedding
Two scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her wedding to Albert, 1840 2. with Albert and children

Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s

Crowded Cafe De LA Paix
The Cafe de la Paix, Paris - Paris is crowded with foreign troops and visitors in the aftermath of the wars end

Tonypandy / Fusiliers
TONYPANDY COAL STRIKE Lancashire fusiliers waiting to depart for Tonypandy

Aldgate High Street 1906
A busy Aldgate High Street, crowded with pedestrians, horse buses and other vehicles

Bournemouth Sea Front
A crowded beach scene at Bournemouth. People sunbathe in deckchairs and swim in the sea

Cable Tram Vancouver
A crowded cable car in Dunedin, New Zealand. Note the pushchairs hanging off the front of the car

Demonstration against the toll on Chelsea Bridge, London
A demonstration against the charging of a toll on the new Chelsea Bridge, London

Victoria / Coronat / Jubilee
Two scenes from Queen Victorias reign: 1. her coronation, 1837 2. Golden Jubilee procession, 1887

Cannes / Beach 1936
Cannes: a crowded beach

Bishopsgate St / Dore 1872
Bishopsgate Street, in the City of London

Arras Cattle Market 1905
The cattle market in the Place Victor Hugo, Arras, northern France

Crowded Shipping
The Royal Hospital from the river - though its hardly to be seen, the Thames is so congested with ships and boats, including one of the earliest steamboats

Traffic at Oxford (Regent) Circus, Central London
Cabs, carriages, buses and pedestrians at Oxford (then Regent) Circus, at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street, Central London, during the season

Anarchist Conspirators in London - Arrest at Club Autonomie
Arrest at Club Autonomie - struggle to handcuff an anarchist. Date: 1894

The funeral procession of Queen Victoria passing through Windsor on its way to St. Georges Chapel, with her eldest son Edward VII, Kaiser, Wilhelm II and Prince Arthur

Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London. Placards read: Black Dwarf, Axel Springer Today! Cecil King Tomorrow

Promenade and sea front, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
Promenade and sea front, Birnbeck Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with holidaymakers. Date: circa 1920s

Busy Restaurant - Image depicting a crowded restaurant. Artist: Anon. Date: 1928

On the East Beach, Southend on Sea, Essex Date: 1905

On the Omnibus by John Leech Date: 19th century

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