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Christmas card, A Timely ChequeChristmas card by Robert Dudley, A Timely Cheque (two robins playing chess). (2 of 9) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card, LoveChristmas card by Robert Dudley, Love (four robins playing tennis). (9 of 9) Date: circa 1890s
Man standing on his head in the roadA man stops his Bedford van to practise yoga by standing on his head in the road. Is he also going to attempt to drink the glass of milk standing at his elbow? Date: 1960s
Men playing boules, Paris. Date: 1966
Raymond de Trafford riding with Prince of WalesH.R.H. Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) pictured clearing a hedge leading in the Brigade Chase at a meeting at Wappenham
Le Train Bleu by the Russian Ballet drawn by Hookway CowlesScene on stage at the London Coliseum showing the Russian Ballet performing Le Train Bleu, a dance comedy inspired by the vogue for the French Riviera and its associated pastimes and entertainments
Miners racing whippets, Illustrated London News front coverFront cover of the Illustrated London News showing coal miners, on strike, partaking in one of their favourite pastimes, whippet racing
Medieval and Elizabethan Games and PastimesThis picture shows some games and pastimes of people between 13th-16th century. It shows activities done by children such as watching puppet shows and things like deer hunting for adults
The Avenue tennis racket advertising showcard, 1890An exquisite advertising show card from around 1890 for The Avenue tennis racquet manufactured by Clapshaw and Cleave of Birmingham, Bradford and Brighton
Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in driving class at WindsorPrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister, Princess Margaret the winners of a cup in the private driving class for the best single turn-out at the Royal Windsor Show in May 1945
The Thames by H. L. OakleyThe Thames in summer silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting rowers on the river, sailing boats and people enjoying the spectacle or a picnic on its banks
Board game on the beach, Tobago, West IndiesTwo men playing a board game on a beach in Tobago, West Indies. circa 1969
Rustic Concert -- a group of people in a country inn. 1829
Rustic Amusement -- people in an inn. 1829
Memories of Italy - Playtime at the PiccadillySuppertime Pastimes of the London Season. Memories of Italy - a charming cabaret number for sixteen performers, one of the items on the attractive programme of Playtime at the Piccadilly
Mother and Son on a Quadricycle at a Holiday CampMother and Son on a quadricycle, or four-wheel bicycle at a Holiday Camp, most likely somewhere in Northern England. Date: 1960s
Music cover, The Rowing Club, Sports & Pastimes of the British Isles by Ralph Alard. 1911
Article on the new game Stick頡nd Rugby FootballPage of text on rugby football and Stick麠 the new game (lawn tennis cum squash rackets) This includes information on how Stick頷 as played. Date: April 22nd 1908
Photographs of the game Stick頢eing playedStick頭 the evolution of a new game from lawn tennis and squash rackets. The game of Stick頩s a sort of combination of lawn tennis and squash rackets
The Embroidery Frame by Bertha NewcombeA young Victorian woman using an embroidery frame, a sewing box next to her and an example of her work, in the form of a sampler, seen on the wall behind her. Date: 1905
Two artists painting, Portholland, CornwallTwo artists painting at Portholland, Cornwall, looking across towards Dodman Point. Date: circa 1970s
The Scottish Fete, in Lord Hollands ParkA picture and article which appeared in The Illustrated London News, 6 July 1850. The subject was the second annual gathering of the members of the Highland
Tennis couple, 1929A couple dressed in fashionable tennis whites, pictured in the extensive gardens of an idyllic looking home. Date: 1929
The Gift of Sight & Braille as only recreation of the blindA picture drawn specially for The Sketch by Frank Reynolds, highlighting an appeal in 1914 to raise 30, 000 to complete the buildings at the Royal Institute for the Blind in Great Portland Street
Bruce Bairnsfather drawing on a farmhouse wall in France, WW1The birth of " Fragments" : Scribbles on the farmhouse walls. Picture illustrating how the famous wartime Bystander cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather, creator of Old Bill
The Bystander Christmas Number, 1929Inside front cover of The Bystander Christmas Number 1929 featuring a page of vignettes showing entertainment and nightlife scenes, while in the centre, two dandyish chaps sip champagne. Date: 1929
Society at Grosvenor House ice rink, 1929Fashionable society taking up a fashionable pastime in 1929. An impression of the splendid ice rink at Grosvenor House by Helen McKie. Date: 1929
River frocks, dresses for boating from Barkers, 1919 advertAdvertisement for John Barker and Company of High Street, Kensington, offering their bizarre river frocks in a range of fantastic coloured linens and cretonnes
Plasticine advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Harbutts Plasticine from 1918, offering something to do to pass a pleasant hour when the weather is dull and wet and things at home seem gloomy
John Hassall Correspondence Art School, WW1Advertisement for a correspondence art school, run by the famous illustrator and poster artist, John Hassall. Advertisements for art schools appeared frequently in illustrated magazines at the time
Phyllis Dare knitting, WW1Phyllis Dare (1890-1975), the English actress, who was born Phyllis Haddie Dones, c.1910. Together with her sister, Zena, she was one of the great
Amusement by the Meuse by H. L. OakleySome scenes showing troops billeted in the valley of the Meuse after the signing of the Armistice spending their leisure time on round of golf, sledging
Trifles Light as Air by BarribalA pretty young woman idly blows bubbles with a pipe. Date: 1919
Chiaroscura in Silhouette by H. L. OakleySunshine and shade in summer time. A set of idyllic scenes during the summer cut by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley. Top picture shows a group frolicking by the sea
Sikh Officers playing quoits at Hampton Court Palace, 1902Sihk officers, in London to form part of the Indian contingent for the Coronation of King Edward VII, passing the time at their quarters at Hampton Court Palace
Selfridges books advertisement by H. L. OakleyAdvertisement for London department store, Selfridges and its book department, featuring a silhouette of a tranquil, cosy scene showing a family seated by the fireside, all enjoying a good book
R K MainwaringR K MAINWARING Sportsman, depicted in the act of reading Baylys magazine of sports and pastimes. Date: CIRCA 1893
Rambles in South Devon - 1930sFront cover of a guide to rambling in South Devon showing a couple enjoying a rest amid open skies and a patchwork quilt of fields, with the sea and coastline just visible beyond. Date: c.1935
Sport and celebrities in the BystanderPage from the Bystander showing, from top left, lady Chesham with her greyhound, Silver Chain, a runner at White City stadium
Bystander masthead design, 1927 - FishingIllustration on the front cover of The Bystander featuring a woman fishing, probably somewhere in the North of England or Scotland
An Oar-Some Thought by Leo CheneyA couple relax together in a boat, despite being oar-less. Date: 1927
Pick-a-backChildren playing a traditional game, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
Out for a tripChildren enjoying a rideon the sea in a rowing boat, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
Gee-UpChild riding on a donkey being steadied by his mother, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
BattledoreFrom a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
The Military BandChildren playing musical instruments, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
Babys New BallFrom a postcard series of games and pastimes. 1904
A morning driveChildren pretending to be riding in a horse and trap, from a postcard series of games and pastimes. Date: 1904
