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Swings Collection

Background imageSwings Collection: Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury

Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury
Children play on Maypole swings at the Good Templar Orphanage, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex

Background imageSwings Collection: Girl on a Swing 1922

Girl on a Swing 1922
A young girl on a swing attached to a tree. Her reading book and hoop lie abandoned in the grass

Background imageSwings Collection: Hunchback of Notredame

Hunchback of Notredame
Quasimodo swings from the bell

Background imageSwings Collection: Golfer and his caddy

Golfer and his caddy
A Golfer and his caddy - characters from Three Little Maids a musical by Paul Rubens - Mr G.P. Huntley in the role of Cheyne and Mr Carroll in the role of Cupid. The show opened in 1902

Background imageSwings Collection: Children in Sheffield playground

Children in Sheffield playground
Children in a Sheffield playground

Background imageSwings Collection: Glass Perfume Bottle

Glass Perfume Bottle
A swinging scent spray: A scent spray which swings on a pivot is a useful and decorative novelty and an ideal last minute Christmas present. Date: 1936

Background imageSwings Collection: Glen Helen - Isle of Man

Glen Helen - Isle of Man Date: 1903

Background imageSwings Collection: Swing High Swing Low by Muriel Dawson

Swing High Swing Low by Muriel Dawson
A little girl sits placidly in a baby swing clutching a necklace of brightly coloured beads

Background imageSwings Collection: Young boy swinging on a tree branch - Sunbrite Margarine

Young boy swinging on a tree branch - Sunbrite Margarine
A young boy swinging on a tree branch - shoot for Sunbrite Margarine. Date: circa 1934

Background imageSwings Collection: Young boy alone on a playground swing 1939

Young boy alone on a playground swing 1939
Photograph showing a young boy on a swing in Geraldine May Harmsworth Park. The park is empty following the evacuation of thousands of children in the first few weeks following the outbreak of war

Background imageSwings Collection: Kazakh village in Zhailau, during Nauryz (Spring holiday)

Kazakh village in Zhailau, during Nauryz (Spring holiday)
People in a high altitude summer pasture in Zhailau (Jailou), located in the Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park, Kazakhstan, during Nauryz (the traditional Spring holiday)

Background imageSwings Collection: Pudsey Park probably 1920s

Pudsey Park probably 1920s

Background imageSwings Collection: Hampstead Heath children's playground London

Hampstead Heath children's playground London Edwardian period

Background imageSwings Collection: QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch

QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co

Background imageSwings Collection: Worcester Steeplechase Fair day with carousel & crowd

Worcester Steeplechase Fair day with carousel & crowd
Swings and other attractions, advertising boards including one for High Flying Boats and another for the Grand National Steeplechase Worcester'. Judging by a large puddle it has been raining

Background imageSwings Collection: Four young children playing on a see-saw

Four young children playing on a see-saw circa 1930s

Background imageSwings Collection: (insert)

(insert) Date: 1903

Background imageSwings Collection: View from Worcester Park station, SW London (Surrey)

View from Worcester Park station, SW London (Surrey), with children in a playground on the left. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwings Collection: An Afghan man watches his children play on the swings, whilst keeping his rifle handy

An Afghan man watches his children play on the swings, whilst keeping his rifle handy Date: late 19th century

Background imageSwings Collection: Wreath on the Door Date: 1940

Wreath on the Door Date: 1940

Background imageSwings Collection: BARTON AQUEDUCT

BARTON AQUEDUCT
The Barton Aqueduct doesnt simply carry the Bridgewater Canal over the Ship Canal, but swings a section of the canal when required to enable large vessels to pass beneath it. Date: 1893

Background imageSwings Collection: ARISTOCRATIC SWINGING

ARISTOCRATIC SWINGING
A beautiful young woman is pushed on a swing by a dashing chap. Date: 18th century

Background imageSwings Collection: GIRL ON SWING C19

GIRL ON SWING C19
A little girl in a flowing dress swings happily. Date: 19th century

Background imageSwings Collection: GIRL ON SWING 1926

GIRL ON SWING 1926
Woman swings in a tree. Date: 1926

Background imageSwings Collection: GIRLS SWINGING C1885

GIRLS SWINGING C1885
Two little girls stand on a swing with a white kitten. Date: circa 1885

Background imageSwings Collection: 3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19

3 GIRLS ON SWINGS C19
Three girls take turns on a makeshift swing made from a length of rope fastened to a railing. A little child, whose toy horse has broken, sobs. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSwings Collection: EAST END GIRLS SWING

EAST END GIRLS SWING
Girls enjoy a makeshift swing, from a lamp-post in Londons East End Date: late 19th century

Background imageSwings Collection: INDIAN SWINGS C18

INDIAN SWINGS C18
A Diversion of swinging practised by the principal people in India Date: 18th century

Background imageSwings Collection: BOY & GIRL SWING C1890 BOY & GIRL SWING C1890

BOY & GIRL SWING C1890 BOY & GIRL SWING C1890
A boy and a girl swing together Date: circa 1890

Background imageSwings Collection: PARISIENNE SWINGS C. 1810

PARISIENNE SWINGS C. 1810
While her friend picks cherries, a Parisienne swings from a branch, displaying her voluminous underwear Date: circa 1810

Background imageSwings Collection: Toy - Swing - Lady Pushed

Toy - Swing - Lady Pushed
Lady on a swing being pushed while her friend looks in her hand mirror Date: ancient Greece

Background imageSwings Collection: Children on swings, Arran, Scotland

Children on swings, Arran, Scotland
Two children ride swings on a beach near Blackwaterfoot, on the Isle of Arran, Eilean Arainn, Scotland. One child swings very high. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Background imageSwings Collection: Children on a swing in a park

Children on a swing in a park. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSwings Collection: Young Prince william on a swing, pushed by Prince Charles

Young Prince william on a swing, pushed by Prince Charles
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982-present), pictured here as a young child aged between three and four on a swing being pushed by his father Prince Charles (1948-Present) in 1985 Date: 1985

Background imageSwings Collection: Fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
A fairground at Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, with a helter skelter at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSwings Collection: St. Marys Cottage Hospital, Plaistow, East London

St. Marys Cottage Hospital, Plaistow, East London, showing nurses and children. 1893

Background imageSwings Collection: Five children on a roundabout in a park

Five children on a roundabout in a park. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSwings Collection: Funfair, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London

Funfair, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London
Funfair and Tea Garden, Vale of Health Hotel, Hampstead Heath, NW London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSwings Collection: Cricket The Cut Shot

Cricket The Cut Shot
A batsman is shown performing the cut shot where he swings at the ball as if he was cutting it. Date: circa 19th century

Background imageSwings Collection: A young Prince William on a swing next to his parents

A young Prince William on a swing next to his parents
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982-present), pictured here as a young child aged between three and four on a swing next to his parents Prince Charles (1948-Present) and Princess Diana (1961-1967)

Background imageSwings Collection: British Caribbean man cutting fruit in Oman

British Caribbean man cutting fruit in Oman
Oman. British Caribbean man cutting fruit. Dog standing by the yellow jeep. Empty swings. Date: 1976

Background imageSwings Collection: Roundabouts and Swings

Roundabouts and Swings
Illustration to Patrick Reginald Chalmers verses I met a painted caravan adown a dusty lane, a Pharaoh with his wagons comin jolt an creak an strain. Date: 1930

Background imageSwings Collection: Days that are gone - Appy Ampstead

Days that are gone - Appy Ampstead - people enjoying a bank holiday on Hampstead Heath, north London, as depicted by Webster Murray. 1925

Background imageSwings Collection: Recreation Grounds, Whitehead

Recreation Grounds, Whitehead - view with a lot of people on benches and vaudeville hut on the left and other buildings and swings in the distance

Background imageSwings Collection: Golfers on board the Berengaria

Golfers on board the Berengaria
Boyer, Boomer and Horton Smith enjoy practising their golf swings on board the ocean liner the Berengaria. Presumably they ran out of balls at some point?! Date: 1931

Background imageSwings Collection: Batgers Christmas Crackers, Fun of the Fair

Batgers Christmas Crackers, Fun of the Fair. circa 1930s

Background imageSwings Collection: In the Park

In the Park
A father swings his daughter round Date: 1950s

Background imageSwings Collection: Father Swings Daughter

Father Swings Daughter
A father swings his young daughter up into the air. Date: 15 April 1966



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