Overcrowded Collection

The Last train from Bangor, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1906

Pitmen encamped - evicted coal miner and his dwelling
A miner on strike sits despondently outside his makeshift home, his crutch and dog at his side. Due to lengthy strike action resulting from a wage dispute

The Omnibus All Night by John Leech - overcrowded public transport Date: 1846

Comic postcard, Crowded hotel room in a seaside hotel Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Crowded hotel bedroom at Mablethorpe Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People sleeping on the roof at Falmouth Date: 20th century

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

3rd Class Carriage, seats for 5 persons 1860s
Cramped 3rd class train with people practically sitting on one anothers laps. Date: 1860s

Housing problems in the East End of London with typical large families living in one room. Date: 1919

Red Lion Tavern
Various aspects of the old Red Lion Tavern. Possibly dating from the mid-16th century, this rambling building stood in Chick Lane (also called West Street) near Saffron Hill in West Smithfield

Fun on the flying machine at Southport, Merseyside
Fun on Hiram Maxims " Captive Flying Machine" amusement ride at Southport, Merseyside, which opened in 1904. Testament to the design

London tube strike, 1919
London takes to walking: incidents of the 1919 tube strike, as reported in The Illustrated London News. The strike began on 3rd February, with Londoners taking a philosophical attitude

DESERT EXPRESS TRAIN
Libyas " Desert Express", jammed with soldiers, colonists and natives. The Gadames-Tripoli railway runs 350 miles through unbearable heat, unprotected from the sun Date: 1940s

Great railway strike, crownded car 1919
RAIL STRIKE Londoners caught out by the sudden rail strike cram into whatever means of transport they can find: here seen overloading a motorcar Date: October 1919

Canal boat overcrowded with passengers. Date: circa 1910s

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

Plimsoll line stops coffin ships, 1873
Comment in Punch magazine on the lifesaving introduction of the Plimsoll line. Overcrowded coffin ships are portrayed literally in the background as floating coffins with masts and rigging. Date: 1873

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