Crowding Collection

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, 1874
Engraving showing the scene at the British Museum, London, in 1874 with a large group of people crowding round the Rosetta Stone during the International Congress of Orientalists

The Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey, 1870
Engraving showing a large group of Victorian visitors to Westminster Abbey crowding round the grave of Charles Dickens (1812-1870), to pay their last respects to the English writer

William Hogarth drawing at Queensborough
William Hogarth (1697-1764), artist, drawing in the street at Queensborough and attracting attention from passers-by. Date: circa 1730

La Plage
An oil painting of a French seaside scene, with lots of people crowding the beaches with picnic parasols. Colourful huts fill the edge of the beach. Date: circa 1918

Poster, Brooklands, Weybridge, First Race Meeting of the Season, Saturday 12 March, Car & Motor Cycle Races on Track and Road Circuit, The Right Crowd and No Crowding. Date: circa 1935

Group of Red Army soldiers
A group of Red Army soldiers, some sitting on a wooden cart, crowd around to catch up on news during the Civil War. Date: 1918

The blockade of London Bridge, 1859. The congested and overcrowded state of the streets of London, particularly those in the City. Date: 1859

Burial place of Dickens in Westminster Abbey 1870
A small stone with a simple inscription marks the grave of Charles Dickens in Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 1870

Arrival of cattle at the railway terminus, Euston Square
Chaos on the platform at Euston terminus, due to the arrival of cattle for the Smithfield Cattle Club Show. Date: 1849

Nearing the end of the Season photos in the Tatler
Black and white photos in the Tatler under the headline of Nearing the end of the Season, Racing Society " Speed the Parting Shot" at Liverpool in the Tatler of 17th November 1909

The Buses were not affected by the Strike by H. M. Bateman
A fabulous cartoon by H. M. Bateman showing a multitude of people trying to chaotically squeeze onto a bus - a comment on the bus strikes affecting Britain in 1919. Date: 1919

Soldiers Refreshment Bar, Victoria Station, London, WW1
Soldiers crowding into the refreshment bar at Victoria Station, London, where they are served by Red Cross workers. 1915

The Upper Pool
Shipping crowding the Upper Pool of the Thames. Date: circa 1846

The Last boat leaving Bangor for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1906

Great Fire - Thessaloniki - Bakery Beseiged in aftermath
A Bakery besieged by the hungry and homeless at Salonica, Greece, in the aftermath of the Great Fire that raged between 18th-19th August 1917

Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1876
Engraving showing an interior view of the, then new, Billingsgate Fish Market in London, 1876. This image shows the large number of fish dealers crowding round a mound of fish

Four children with Santa Claus
Four children crowding round Santa Claus with his sack of presents. early 20th century

Emigration Vessel
Scene between decks on an emigrant ship showing the crowded and unpleasant conditions

Social / Petticoat Lane
Sunday morning in Petticoat Lane, London - shoppers crowding the street market

War Announced, Berlin
The German people, crowding in Berlins Unter den Linden, learn that they are now at war against England, France and Russia

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