May Pole Collection

Maypole dancing in the village of Paul, Cornwall
Adults and children dancing round a maypole in the village of Paul, near Penzance in Cornwall, with the tower of the parish church on the right. A crowd of people stand watching them

Dancing Round Maypole
Girls dance round a maypole

MAY POLE / 1904 WOK HAM
A group of girls and their maypole in Wokingham, Surrey

Maypole, Ickwell, Beds
The children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities

Maypole Dancing, Ickwell
The children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities

Ickwell Maypoleds
The famous maypole at Ickwell, Bedfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Indian Maypole Dance. A traditional English social custom, which seems to have been met with a sizeable lack of interest (!) by this group of Indian Children. Date: circa 1910s

Maypole Dancing
A glimspe of the May Queen, through the Maypole and dancers at the Miracle of Spring celebrations at Kingsteignton, south Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Kingsteignton Maypole
The May Queen and her Maids of Honour (and one boy!) by the Maypole, at the Ram Roasting Fair, Kingsteignton, Devon, England, held annually on Whitsun Monday. Date: 1950s

KINGs HEAD, CHIGWELL
The Kings Head inn, Chigwell, Essex, made famous by Charles Dickens, as the Maypole in his novel Barnaby Rudge (1841). Date: 17th century

People dancing the maypole round Eros in Piccadilly
A group of happy people from different walks of life dancing the maypole round the statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1951

Ludgate Circus and Hill, London

Happy Days / W H Robinson
A series of happy folk, dancing, playing music, roller skating in their new world. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Dancing on village green
Traditional country dancing on the village green to the music of a fiddle player standing at a maypole

Cremorne Gardens 1858
The maypole dance in Cremorne Gardens

Maypole Dairy Woolwich
The Maypole Dairy shop in Greens End, Woolwich, London

Dyeing with Maypole
Dyeing - with Maypole Soap

Maypole Dyes
Rub-a dub-dub, three maids at a tub filled with dye made from MAYPOLE SOAP, they ve dipped all their clothes as everyone knows, green, yellow and pale heliotrope

Maypole Dye Ca 1900
Three little girls use MAYPOLE SOAP to dye their clothes - Dyes any color [sic] - does not soil the hands

German Country Fair / C16
Drinking & dancing at a country fair

Advert / Maypole Dyes 1890
Maypole Soap Dyes - have you tried it?

Maypole Dance - Photo
Children dance round the pole at an English country fete

Country Dance / Fiddler
ENGLAND Couples country dancing on the village green accompanied by a fiddler

C17 Maypole
The Town Crier summons the populace to the maypole set up in the village street

Advert / Maypole Soap / Dyes
Maypole Soap for home dyeing use

Raising the May Pole
Raising the pole

Hugh Surprises Dolly
Walking home one evening, Dolly Varden is surprised by Hugh of the Maypole who emerges on to the path in front of her

Raising the Maypole
Raising the maypole outside an English manor house, to the applause of the assembled villagers

Going to the Maypole
Country lads and lasses make their way to the maypole

Maypole (Nash)
Dancing round the maypole on the village green, in Elizabethan times

Maypole (Casella)
Country people dance round the maypole, the girls ducking in and out of the ring formed by the men

Small Maypole
A mother helps her children deck a small, domestic maypole

Dutch Maypole
Oxen drag the maypole, Netherlands

Customs / May Day / Maypole
May-Day festival, with portable maypole, at Eastington, Gloucestershire

Five Ladies on One Bike
Ladies in coloured shirts on a bicycle display the range of Maypole soap dyes

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