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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Borough Market 1870
A busy day at the Borough food market

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PICCADILLY / CRUIKSHANK
Piccadilly: a coach departs from the White Horse Cellar Date: 1820

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

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

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

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

Cannes / Beach 1936
Cannes: a crowded beach

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Crowded Boulter's Lock in Maidenhead, on Ascot Sunday. Date: June 1924

View from the sea of the High Life Casino and Hotel des Terrasses, Dinard, Brittany, Northern France Date: circa 1910s

Sunbathing holidaymakers on Miami Beach, Florida, USA Date: 1941

The Rebuilt Pier at Deal, Kent Re-opened 1864
The rebuilt New Pier at Deal, Kent re-opened - the ceremony was performed by Mrs Hugessen, wife of the Borough Member who had, himself, in April 1863 inaugurated the commencement of the works

Douglas, Isle of Man - Victoria Pier Date: circa 1909

Madrid School. Auto-da-fe, 1656. Toledo, Spain. Detail
Madrid School. Auto-da-fe

Madrid School. Auto-da-fe, 1656. Toledo, Spain
Madrid School. Auto-da-fe

United States. Emigrants on carts heading out West
Emigrants on carts heading out West. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

United States. Emigrants on carts heading out West - Vernier
Emigrants on carts heading out West. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal. History of the United States of America, from 1st edition of Jean B.G

Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London

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

Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, WW2
Scene during the evacuation of Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, with German dive-bombers attacking shipping and setting a paddle steamer on fire

The funeral procession of Queen Victoria passing through Windsor on its way to St

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

In The Good Old Times
An illustration of a crowded 17th century city, spectators make way for a cavalier riding on horseback through the street, beside some attractive tall buildings. Date: circa 1901

Fish market At Dieppe
An oil painting of a very crowded fish market square, made up of buildings with continuous archways and green balconies in Dieppe, northern France. Date: circa 1915

Westminster Traffic, Cup Final Day 1911
Traffic in Westminster in 1911. The crowds are on their way to the Cup Final at Wembley. Date: 1911

Derby Sunday
Crowds attending the Derby Sunday races at Epsom, including an open-air church service. Date: 1932

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

Crowded London Bridge, boats, Nelson's Column behind
This bridge spanning the River Thames, carries the A3 road into the centre of London The current version, which is one of many dating back to medieval times, opened in 1973

Bargain hunters in Regent Street, London, waiting for Dickins and Jones to open. Date: October 1907

Funeral of King Edward VII 1910
Bird's-eye view of the funeral procession of King Edward VII walking behind Royal mourners passing down Piccadilly London. Date: 20 May 1910

State funeral of King George V in London
The state funeral procession of King George V in London: The gun carriage passing through Decimus Burton's world famous arch at Densely crowded Hyde Park Corner. Date: 1936

State funeral procession of King George V
King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor), in the funeral procession of his late father, King George V, in London

Interior of St Katharine Cree Church, Leadenhall Street, Aldgate, London

Henley Regatta 1909
Watching the finish of a close race

Boulters Lock - on Ascot Sunday, packed with rowing boats in the lock on the River Thames at Maidenhead. Date: 1901

Boulters Lock - on Ascot Sunday, waiting their turn outside Boulter s. Date: 1901

Houses and boats, Canton, guangzhou, China, c. 1880s
Houses and boats, Canton, guangzhou, China, c.1880s

City skyline Canton, Guangzhou, China, c. 1870 s
City skyline view of Canton, Guangzhou, China, c.1870 s

Amsterdam, crowded street with pedestrians and historic buildings
Vintage 19th century photograph: city centre of Amsterdam, crowded street with pedestrians and horse drawn traffic, historic buildings

Amsterdam, crowded street with pedestrians, historic buildings
Vintage 19th century photograph: city centre of Amsterdam, crowded street with pedestrians and horse drawn traffic, historic buildings

London bridge crowded with horses and carriages
Vintage 19th century photograph: Lodon bridge crowded with traffic, horses and carriages

Street celebrations, Paris, France
Thronged street in Paris during public celebrations - people sit at cafe tables, and couples dance. Date: circa 1930s

Punch and Judy show, Margate, Kent
Children and adults crowd around a Punch and Judy show on Margate Beach, Kent. Date: circa 1930s

Passengers prepare to disembark from ferry at Dieppe
Passengers prepare to disembark from a ferry at Dieppe after travelling from Newhaven, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

Passengers about to board a ferry. A young girl looks back anxiously. Date: circa 1930s

Elephants parade through town to publicise circus
A long line of elephants is led through town to publicise the arrival of a circus, attracting much interest from locals. Date: circa 1950s

Crowded beach at Littlehampton, Sussex
Holidaymakers enjoy the sun on a crowded beach at Littlehampton, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

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