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Background imageRecreation Collection: Johnny Haynes statue PLA01_03_1088

Johnny Haynes statue PLA01_03_1088
CRAVEN COTTAGE, STEVENAGE ROAD, HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM, GREATER LONDON. The statue of Johnny Haynes outside the stadium at Craven Cottage, Fulham

Background imageRecreation Collection: Cheerleaders PLA01_03_1066

Cheerleaders PLA01_03_1066
Victoria Road, Victoria Road, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, Greater London. Cheerleaders performing on the pitch at Victoria Road, Dagenham, with the north stand beyond

Background imageRecreation Collection: Line out PLA01_03_1060

Line out PLA01_03_1060
Allianz Park, Hendon, Barnet, Greater London. Rugby players on the pitch at Allianz Park, formerly Copthall Stadium, during a game between Saracens and Bath. Copthall Stadium was opened in 1964

Background imageRecreation Collection: Coaching club meet MCF01_02_1392

Coaching club meet MCF01_02_1392
HYDE PARK, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Riders on horseback and spectators at a coaching club meet in Hyde Park

Background imageRecreation Collection: Rowing eight MCF01_02_0790

Rowing eight MCF01_02_0790
OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE. A view of a coxed eight boat crew rowing past river boats lining the River Thames in Oxford

Background imageRecreation Collection: Crossing a bridge MCF01_02_0127

Crossing a bridge MCF01_02_0127
RYE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX. Figures crossing a footbridge on a footpath from Rye to Camber, with the town of Rye visible in the distance

Background imageRecreation Collection: Croquet on the lawn GRE03_01_052

Croquet on the lawn GRE03_01_052
The Raikes, Raikes Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester. The exterior of The Raikes with two children playing croquet on the front lawn. Photographed between 1860 and 1874

Background imageRecreation Collection: Moor Platt GRE03_01_054

Moor Platt GRE03_01_054
Moor Platt, Chorley Old Road, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester. A group of women and children playing croquet on the lawn in front of Moor Platt

Background imageRecreation Collection: Lock Keepers House BB026082

Lock Keepers House BB026082
Lock Keepers House, Goring, Goring-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire. The Lock Keepers House and Goring Lock viewed from the south east with a Thames skiff in the lock in the foreground

Background imageRecreation Collection: The Sociable OFH01_01_02_055

The Sociable OFH01_01_02_055
Portrait of a man and a woman sitting side by side on a double tricycle, around 1890. The tricycle shown here, known as the Sociable, was manufactured from 1877

Background imageRecreation Collection: Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_02_052

Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_02_052
Portrait of eight men in club kit posed for the camera with their penny farthing bicycles, around 1890. The photograph may show members of the Putney Cycling Club

Background imageRecreation Collection: Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_R09_20

Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_R09_20
A group of cyclists with bicycles and tricycles, standing with Sir Henry Kimber. This image may show a meeting of the Putney Cycling Club, which was founded in 1888

Background imageRecreation Collection: Photographing cyclists OFH01_01_02_056

Photographing cyclists OFH01_01_02_056
A photographer taking a photograph of two men posed on the bank of the River Thames beside a penny farthing bicycle, around 1890

Background imageRecreation Collection: Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_F10_10

Putney Cycling Club OFH01_01_F10_10
A group of cyclists with penny farthings and tricycles lining up, possibly at the start of a race, around 1890. This image appears in Pet Heerys book The Putney Velodrome

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bingo at the Assembly Rooms NWC01_01_1795

Bingo at the Assembly Rooms NWC01_01_1795
Bath Assembly Hall, Spencer Street, Leamington Spa, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Warwickshire. The dance hall of the Bath Assembly Hall, in use as a bingo hall

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1517

Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1517
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, St Augustines Parade, Bristol. A view from the side of the grand circle in the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, showing the proscenium arch, safety screen

Background imageRecreation Collection: Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1516

Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1516
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, St Augustines Parade, Bristol. The auditorium in the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre. The Bristol Hippodrome Theatre opened in 1912

Background imageRecreation Collection: Alexandra Theatre NWC01_01_1388

Alexandra Theatre NWC01_01_1388
Alexandra Theatre, Market Street, Newton Abbot, Teignbridge, Devon. The Alexandra Theatre viewed from the east. The Alexandra Theatre, later Alexandra Cinema

Background imageRecreation Collection: Odeon Weston-Super-Mare NWC01_01_1718

Odeon Weston-Super-Mare NWC01_01_1718
Odeon Cinema, Walliscote Road, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset. The illuminated console of the Compton organ in the Odeon Cinema

Background imageRecreation Collection: Odeon Weston-Super-Mare NWC01_01_1707

Odeon Weston-Super-Mare NWC01_01_1707
Odeon Cinema, Walliscote Road, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset. The Odeon Cinema viewed from the north-west. The Odeon Cinema opened in May 1935 and was designed by T Cecil Howitt

Background imageRecreation Collection: Showcase Cinema NWC01_01_1573

Showcase Cinema NWC01_01_1573
Showcase Cinema, St Philips Causeway, St Philips Marsh, City of Bristol. The curved entrance facade of the Showcase Cinema. The Showcase Cinema, or Showcase Cinemas, opened in 1994

Background imageRecreation Collection: Whiteladies Picture House NWC01_01_1530

Whiteladies Picture House NWC01_01_1530
ABC Cinema, Whiteladies Road, Clifton, City of Bristol. The corner entrance and tower of the ABC Cinema, formerly the Whiteladies Picture House, from the south

Background imageRecreation Collection: Odeon York NWC01_01_1482

Odeon York NWC01_01_1482
Odeon Cinema, Blossom Street, York, North Yorkshire. The Odeon Cinema viewed from the east. The Odeon Cinema opened in 1937. In 1972 the auditorium was divided into three screens

Background imageRecreation Collection: Odeon Exeter NWC01_01_1396

Odeon Exeter NWC01_01_1396
ODEON CINEMA, SIDWELL STREET, EXETER, EXETER, DEVON. Looking up at the facade of the Odeon Cinema, showing the Odeon sign and projecting triangular billboard

Background imageRecreation Collection: Odeon Exeter NWC01_01_1395

Odeon Exeter NWC01_01_1395
ODEON CINEMA, SIDWELL STREET, EXETER, EXETER, DEVON. The main front facade of the Odeon Cinema. The Odeon Cinema opened in 1937

Background imageRecreation Collection: Tunnel DP263451

Tunnel DP263451
Victory Park, Cainscross, Stroud, Gloucestershire. A woman in exercise clothing pushing a buggy through a narrow tunnel

Background imageRecreation Collection: Playing field DP261760

Playing field DP261760
Norwood Playing Field, Parkhall Road, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. A view looking across the empty childrens playground at Norwood Playing Field, during the Covid-19 lockdown

Background imageRecreation Collection: Playing field DP261761

Playing field DP261761
Norwood Playing Field, Parkhall Road, Somersham, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire. A view looking across the empty childrens playground at Norwood Playing Field, during the Covid-19 lockdown

Background imageRecreation Collection: Dodgems JLP01_08_009068

Dodgems JLP01_08_009068
Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. A couple driving in a dodgem car during a Laing staff outing to Whitley Bay. In 1947, after a seven year break

Background imageRecreation Collection: Dancefloor JLP01_08_054037

Dancefloor JLP01_08_054037
The Grand Hotel, Broad Street, Bristol. A group of people dancing at the Grand Hotel. This dinner and dance was attended by staff from Laings South-Western region with retiring directors

Background imageRecreation Collection: Pleasure dome JLP01_10_27076

Pleasure dome JLP01_10_27076
Sherwood Forest Holiday Village, Rufford, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire. An interior view of the swimming pool and domed roof above, at the Sherwood Forest Holiday Village

Background imageRecreation Collection: Arcade games JLP01_08_021570

Arcade games JLP01_08_021570
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A row of people playing a roll a ball game in an amusement arcade during a Laing staff trip to Skegness

Background imageRecreation Collection: Ferris wheel JLP01_08_021567

Ferris wheel JLP01_08_021567
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A couple riding on a Ferris wheel during a Laing staff trip to Skegness. In 1947, after a seven year break

Background imageRecreation Collection: Waltzers JLP01_08_021564

Waltzers JLP01_08_021564
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A man and a woman riding on a waltzer during a Laing staff trip to Skegness. In 1947, after a seven year break

Background imageRecreation Collection: Arcade games JLP01_08_021566

Arcade games JLP01_08_021566
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. Adults and children around a game machine at an amusement park, during a Laing staff trip to Skegness

Background imageRecreation Collection: Boat ride JLP01_08_021558

Boat ride JLP01_08_021558
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. A couple and a young boy in a boat on a water ride during a Laing staff day trip to Skegness

Background imageRecreation Collection: Miniature railway JLP01_08_021572

Miniature railway JLP01_08_021572
SKEGNESS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE. Three men accompanying a young child riding on a miniature railway engine during a Laing staff trip to Skegness

Background imageRecreation Collection: Playground JLP01_10_46030

Playground JLP01_10_46030
NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. A view of the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham during construction, taken from the west, with two children at a playground in the foreground

Background imageRecreation Collection: Canalside JLP01_10_49387a

Canalside JLP01_10_49387a
NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. A view looking north west across the canal towards the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham

Background imageRecreation Collection: Linford Christie plaque JLP01_10_52089

Linford Christie plaque JLP01_10_52089
NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. Athlete Linford Christie, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and a third man posed beside a commemorative plaque at the official opening of

Background imageRecreation Collection: Cricket on the beach JLP01_08_001074

Cricket on the beach JLP01_08_001074
MINEHEAD, WEST SOMERSET. A group of people playing cricket on the beach, with a young boy as batsman, during a Laing staff outing to Minehead

Background imageRecreation Collection: Slot car racing JLP01_08_081387

Slot car racing JLP01_08_081387
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Adults and children watching slot cars being raced around a raised circuit, with children operating controllers beyond

Background imageRecreation Collection: Fancy dress winner JLP01_08_071214

Fancy dress winner JLP01_08_071214
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Hilda Laing at the annual Laing sports day, presenting a fancy dress competition prize to a young child dressed as a vase of

Background imageRecreation Collection: Sack race JLP01_08_081375

Sack race JLP01_08_081375
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Men competing in a sack race at a Gala Day held at the Laing Sports Ground at Elstree

Background imageRecreation Collection: Go-karting JLP01_08_071229

Go-karting JLP01_08_071229
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Young boys taking part in go-kart racing at the annual Laing sports day held at the Laing Sports Ground in Elstree

Background imageRecreation Collection: Shot putting JLP01_08_071227

Shot putting JLP01_08_071227
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A man putting a shot during a shot put competition at the annual Laing sports day held at the Laing Sports Ground at Elstree

Background imageRecreation Collection: Pushball JLP01_08_065935

Pushball JLP01_08_065935
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A view of a pushball match, with the ball raised above the heads of the competitors

Background imageRecreation Collection: Egg and spoon race JLP01_08_060168

Egg and spoon race JLP01_08_060168
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Four young girls lined up at the start of an egg and spoon race during a Laing sports day at Elstree



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