Tradition Collection

Morris Dancing FF003010
Town Street, Thaxted, Essex. A group of morris dancers and a unicorn hobby horse at a Thaxted Morris Ring meeting. Photographed by John Gay in the mid-1960s

Morris Men BB76_04939
Headington Quarry Morris Dancers outside the Chequers public house, Headington, Oxfordshire. It was a meeting between this group

Savernake flock DIX02_01_241
Savernake Forest, Savernake, Wiltshire. A flock of sheep being driven through Savernake Forest

Harelaw Watering Place IOE01_00649_23
Harelaw Watering Place, North Road, Stanley, County Durham. A rounded pyramidal stone marks the springhead

Lords Pavilion PLA01_03_0513
Lords Cricket Ground, The Pavilion, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London. The pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground

Ploughing DIX02_01_081
Horse-team ploughing under the shadow of the Dyke, 1930s. The dyke may be the Devils Dyke near Brighton, or Offas Dyke on the Welsh/English borders

Brixham fishing fleet DIX02_01_254
Brixham, Torbay, Devon. The fishing fleet in Brixham Outer Harbour with houses on North Furzeham Road on the cliff-top in the distance. Photographed by J Dixon Scott between 1925 and 1935

Mending nets at Hastings DIX02_01_256
Fishermen mending nets on the beach at Hastings, East Sussex. Photographed by J Dixon Scott between 1925 and 1939

Wandsworth OFH01_01_02_028
Wandsworth High Street, Wandsworth, Wandsworth, Greater London. Wandsworth High Street decorated with Union flags and bunting to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Wandsworth OFH01_01_02_027
Wandsworth High Street, Wandsworth, Wandsworth, Greater London. Wandsworth High Street decorated with Union flags and bunting to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Coopers Hill 35131_054
Coopers Hill, the site of cheese rolling competition held annually on the Spring Bank holiday, Coopers Hill, near Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 2021

Watching the cricket PLA01_03_0477
Stanmore Cricket Club, Stanmore Hill, Stanmore Common, Harrow, Greater London. Spectators watching a game of cricket at Stanmore Cricket Club, Harrow

Cricket Green PLA01_03_0463
Cricket Green, Mitcham, Merton, Greater London. A cricket match in play on the pitch on Cricket Green, Mitcham, with The White House in the centre beyond the pitch

Watching the cricket PLA01_03_0421
Ealing Cricket Club, Corfton Road, Ealing, Greater London. Spectators seated in folding chairs with a dog watching a cricket match at Ealing Cricket Club on Corfton Road, Ealing

Alexandra Park Bowls PLA01_06_0022
Alexandra Park, Alexandra and Clive Green Bowls Clubs, St Helen's Road, Hastings, East Sussex. Players on the green in front of the pavilion at the Alexandra

Clun Bowling Club PLA01_06_0016
Clun Bowling Club, Castle Street, Clun, Shropshire. The bowling green of Clun Bowling Club seen from the ruins of Clun Castle to the north-west

Stow Horse Market MCF01_02_1065
MARKET SQUARE, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An amusement fair held in Market Square during the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Market MCF01_02_1068
MARKET SQUARE, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. An amusement fair held in Market Square during the Stow Horse Fair, showing a crowd of people amongst fairground stalls

Stow Horse Market MCF01_02_1064
MARKET SQUARE, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A dappled horse and gypsy caravan attending the Stow Horse Fair, standing near the Market Cross in Market Square

Caravans arriving MCF01_02_1062
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Two gypsy caravans arriving in town for the Stow Horse Fair

Caravans arriving MCF01_02_1063
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A steam-powered vehicle pulling gypsy caravans to the Stow Horse Fair past a row of houses, with a young boy watching from the foreground

Unicorn Hotel MCF01_02_1061
Unicorn Hotel, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold, Gloucestershire. A small crowd of people gathered outside the Unicorn Hotel, looking at agricultural implements for sale at the Stow Horse Fair

Unicorn Hotel MCF01_02_1060
Unicorn Hotel, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold, Gloucestershire. A group of men and two horses at a gypsy horse sale held on the main road at the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1058
FOSSE WAY, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A group of men looking at horses in a gypsy horse sale held on the main road at the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1055
FOSSE WAY, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A group of men looking at horses in a gypsy horse sale held on the main road at the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1057
FOSSE WAY, STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A white horse being shown in a gypsy horse sale held on the main road at the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1053
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A crowd and an auctioneer in a white coat gathered on a road at the Stow Horse Fair

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1052
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Looking over a crowd of men towards an auctioneers rostrum at the Stow Horse Fair, with a dark horse at the centre of the crowd

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1051
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Looking over a crowd of men towards an auctioneers rostrum at the Stow Horse Fair, with a white horse at the centre of the crowd

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1049
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. A group of men labelling auction entrants at the Stow Horse Fair. A fair in Stow has been in existence for over 500 years when a charter was granted in

Stow Horse Fair MCF01_02_1050
STOW-ON-THE-WOLD, COTSWOLD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Looking over a crowd of men towards an auctioneers rostrum at the Stow Horse Fair, with a white horse at the centre of the crowd

Real Tennis PLA01_05_084
Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club, Matthew Bank, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. A match of real tennis in play on the court in Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club, Newcastle upon Tyne

Real Tennis Racquets PLA01_05_090
Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club, Matthew Bank, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. A selection of racquets for real tennis hanging on a wall outside the court at Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club

Streatley BB026139
High Street, Streatley, West Berkshire, West Berkshire. The view looking west along High Street in Streatley showing buildings on the south side of the street with The Thatched Cottage in

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

Newark Market Place OP35556
MARKET PLACE, NEWARK, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. The view looking north east across the Market Place from the Town Hall balcony showing stalls set up for an outdoor market

Hay bale tossing JLP01_09_771215
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A child taking part in a hay bale tossing contest during the Jubilee Gala Day held at the Laing Sports Ground

Steel band JLP01_09_771208
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A steel band, The New Sound Crusaders, setting up their instruments for the annual Laing Gala Day held at the Elstree Sports Ground

Santa JLP01_08_080128
JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON. A group of young children receiving presents from Santa Claus at Mill Hill childrens Christmas party

Carol service JLP01_08_067507
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. A carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre, with the Church of St Martin in the background

Carol service JLP01_08_067510
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. A silhouetted view of a carol service being held on the spiral ramp at the Bull Ring Centre

Gorsedh Kernow 1933 ALB93_05_155
ST MICHAELs CHAPEL, ROCHE ROCK, ROCHE, CORNWALL. General view of the ceremony of the Cornish Gorsedd (Gorsedh Kernow) at St Michaels Chapel, Roche Rock

Gorsedh Kernow 1933 ALB93_05_151
ST MICHAELs CHAPEL, ROCHE ROCK, ROCHE, CORNWALL. Crowds gathered to watch the ceremony of the Cornish Gorsedd (Gorsedh Kernow) at St Michaels Chapel at Roche Rock

Tuesday Market Place DAC01_03_023
TUESDAY MARKET PLACE, KINGS LYNN, WEST NORFOLK. Tuesday Market Place viewed from the south west corner with people browsing market stalls in the foreground and numbers 4-10

Basket weaving DIX02_01_052
Kings Sedge Moor, High Ham, South Somerset. Basket weavers at work in a small factory on Kings Sedge Moor. The caption on the reverse of the print states

Well dressing a98_11956
Youlgreave, Derbyshire. View showing a well dressing. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in June 1966

Unicorn a089655
The Unicorn of the Westminster Morris Men with a stick dance in progress. Photographed at Arkesden, Essex in 1954

Morris Dancing FF003016
Town Street, Thaxted, Essex. A group of morris dancers and a unicorn hobby horse at a Thaxted Morris Ring meeting. Photographed by John Gay in the mid-1960s

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