Leisure Activity Collection (#31)

Paddington Pool
January 1909: Paddington Public Baths, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hairpin Race
September 1925: Small engined racing cars lined up for a motor-obstacle race at Brooklands. They have to navigate 130 hairpin bends in 200 miles at an average of 80mph

Snowdon Climb
17th April 1933: A group of women wearing the Welsh national costume look at the view from the summit of Snowdon, North Wales. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Open Air Skating
1st February 1908: A busy open-air skating rink with a spectators stand in the Swiss valley town of Davos. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Holiday Crowds
June 1922: Holiday crowds on Pier Hill, Southend. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Crevasse Crossers
December 1910: Three mountaineers crossing a crevsasse on the Pers Glacier in the Alps. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Shirley Hill Crowd
6th August 1912: a crowd, including schoolchildren, on an outing to Shirley Hills. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Snow Climb
December 1910: Climbers using ropes and pickaxes to climb a snowy bank in the Alps. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Old Flyer
15th April 1907: Mr Hall with his model aeroplane, which he walked 94 miles with in order take part in the Aero Clubs Aeroplane Exhibition at Alexandra Palace, London

Ostend Beach
circa 1907: Holidaymakers on the beach at Ostend. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Luncheon Party
17th February 1909: Racegoers break for refreshments during the Waterloo Cup stakes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Young Paddlers
circa 1907: Little girls paddling in the sea at Teignmouth, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Spiral Railway
June 1908: The spiral railway at the Franco-British Exhibition in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Franco-British Fair
June 1908: The visitors pack the stands round the band stand in the Elite Gardens at the Franco-British Exhibition, 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Games Room
1909: The Billiards Room at the Municipal Institute in Battersea, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Henley Picnic
Spectators in punts on the Thames watching the Henley Regatta at lunchtime

Swimming Lesson
Two children, suspended in the water by rope and poles, are given a swimming lesson in the River Thames at Wallingford. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tea Party
Elderly ladies taking tea on an outing to Loughton, Essex. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bobsleigh Ride
A woman tobogganing down the Dorf Dimson bobsleigh run at St Moritz. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Duckshooter
A duckshooter stalking birds on a sledge with a punt gun, on the frozen waters of Crowbit Wash in the Fens. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hurlingham Balloons
Hot air balloons prepared for a race at Hurlingham sports ground, near London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Overhead Plane
23rd September 1916: Visitors to a Zeppelin crash site in Essex watch a low flying aeroplane pass overhead. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Switchback
June 1924: Holidaymakers enjoy a ride on a switchback railway at Wembley, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Leisure Resort
22nd June 1913: Visitors to Londons new riverside resort Karsino on Taggs Island rowing on the River Thames. The Karsino was founded by music hall impresario Fred Karno

Charity Sports
September 1918: Crowds on the pitch at Stamford Bridge during a sports day in aid of disabled men. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

London Pageant
4th August 1919: Crowds on London Bridge at a Water Pageant along the River Thames. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cooling Off
August 1919: London children bathing at the foot of Nelsons Column in Trafalgar Square during a heatwave. (Photo by Roper/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sports Day
21st August 1919: Spectators at the Grasmere and Lake District Athletic Festival. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Fun Fair
December 1912: View of a fair, showing carousel and swing-boat rides, 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Pierrots On The Sand
August 1907: A Pierrot show on the beach at Scarborough. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bournville Cricket
1st July 1909: Girls playing cricket in the grounds of the Bournville sweet factory at Bournville, near Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Goodwood Races
circa 1907: A corner of the enclosure at Goodwood. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Water For Cars
June 1906: Water provided for cars at Inverness during the Scottish Reliability Trial. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rotten Row
May 1910: People riding horses down Rotten Row in London, while pedestrians use the tree lined pavements. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bathing Huts
1907: A lone bather heads for the bathing huts. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Canal Full Of Punts
22nd June 1913: A crowd gather at Boulters Lock on Ascot Sunday to see the laden punts go through the lock. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Moonlight Dipper
August 1911: A nude swim by moonlight for a bather in Westcliffe during the heatwave of 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Skating
January 1907: Four lads skating hand in hand on the Cowpit Wash, Spalding. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Skating Rink
2nd March 1910: Plenty of room for skating at the Princess skating rink. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Crowded River
1912: Crowds in punts on the Thames watching the Henley Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Watching Polo
circa 1905: Spectators watch a polo match at Hurlingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Henley Parasols
August 1908: Varsity oarsmen with paper parasoles at the Henley Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Model Boat
June 1912: Two young children playing with a boat on the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Henley Regatta
1908: People taking part in the Henley Regatta on the Thames. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tour Buses
28th June 1926: An Athletic Club Outing on a convoy of open-topped omnibuses for private hire. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sun Protection
25th May 1937: Sunbathers wearing towels on their heads as protection against the sun at the Hyde Park Lido, London. (Photo by E. Dean/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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