Bank Holiday Collection

Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1904
This view of passengers boarding a train on Platform 1 was taken on the August Bank Holiday 1904. Teeming with people, passengers

Summer Bank Holiday visitors at Bethnal Green Museum
5311822 Summer Bank Holiday visitors at Bethnal Green Museum; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Summer Bank Holiday visitors at Bethnal Green Museum. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Peace Commemoration at Lynn - School Children's Festival, in the Public Walks, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Peace Commemoration at Lynn - School Children's Festival, in the Public Walks, 1856. Celebrating the end of the Crimean War in Norfolk

Eight Hours at the Sea-Side - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Eight Hours at the Sea-Side - drawn by John Leech, 1856. Whit-Monday Bank Holiday on Brighton Beach. Great credit is due to the managers of the South Coast Railway for their determination to supply

Fête du 4 Mai, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Fete du 4 Mai, 19th century. May Day, or La Fete du Travail. Les Burgraves ornant quelques fleurs la statue de la Republique'. The Burgraves decorate the statue of the Republic with flowers

'With the Holiday Folk to Hampton Court on Whit Monday, 1890. Creator: Unknown
With the Holiday Folk to Hampton Court on Whit Monday, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Passengers at Paddington Station in 1943
This image, taken on Saturday 31st July 1943 (August Bank Holiday), shows hoards of passengers at Paddington Station. In 1939 the slogan " Is Your Journey Really Necessary" was introduced

QPR 0-4 Leeds United, premier league match action, Loftus Road, Monday 4th April 1994, pictured, David White of Leeds United

August 1945. Peacetime for Europe. Picture shows the Berlin, and the ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) on Bank Holiday

Birmingham Co-Operative milkman with his dairy float and horse, which has been dressed in flowers to celebrate May Day 1st May 1953

Mods, Brighton Beach, East Sussex, Monday 27th August 1979

Motor mechanic seen here trying to repair a broken down car as heavy August Bank Holiday traffic on the A20 passes him by. 3rd August 1964 watscan - - 17/07/2009

Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933)....maid servants...still wore the badge of their status - the apron - even on their day out

Model yacht club MCF01_02_0084
KENSINGTON GARDENS, ROUND POND, KENSINGTON, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Children with their model yachts at Round Pond on Whit Monday

On Pleasure Bent - A Bank Holiday Roadside Scene, 1890. Creator: William Hatherell
On Pleasure Bent - A Bank Holiday Roadside Scene, 1890. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Bank Holiday at the British Museum (engraving)
1594802 Bank Holiday at the British Museum (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday at the British Museum)

Bank Holiday, Corner of Beaufort Street, Chelsea, 1888-89. Creator: Theodore Roussel
Bank Holiday, Corner of Beaufort Street, Chelsea, 1888-89

Coconut shy tempting visitors to a bank holiday fair at Blackheath (b / w photo)
3637571 Coconut shy tempting visitors to a bank holiday fair at Blackheath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Merrymakers at one of Londons bank holiday carnivals on Hampstead Heath (b / w photo)
3637570 Merrymakers at one of Londons bank holiday carnivals on Hampstead Heath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On Pleasure Bent (engraving)
729584 On Pleasure Bent (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Pleasure Bent - A Bank Holiday Roadside Scene. Drawn by William Hatherell)

Crowds of visitors watch an elephant ride at London Zoo, August bank holiday
1547254 Crowds of visitors watch an elephant ride at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: 47)

Wonderful England: Bank Holiday (colour litho)
5226026 Wonderful England: Bank Holiday (colour litho) by Ames, Mary Francis (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday)

Hampstead Heath at holiday time (engraving)
729582 Hampstead Heath at holiday time (engraving) by Emslie, Alfred Edward (1848-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hampstead Heath at holiday time)

Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath (colour litho)
2774265 Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath)

Easter Monday Recreations (litho)
1629536 Easter Monday Recreations (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Easter Monday Recreations, the Spirit of Bank Holiday)

Crowds of visitors at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b / w photo)
1547256 Crowds of visitors at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: 47)

On the Beach; Bank Holiday, (pastel on brown paper)
657277 On the Beach; Bank Holiday, (pastel on brown paper) by Kay, James (1858-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Beach; Bank Holiday. James Kay (1858- 1942). Pastel on brown paper

Appy Ampstead in the Nineties on a Bank Holiday (b / w photo)
3627460 Appy Ampstead in the Nineties on a Bank Holiday (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appy Ampstead in the Nineties on a Bank Holiday)

A Popular Cockney Resort: The Crowd at the Foot of Highgate Hill on Bank Holiday (engraving)
560237 A Popular Cockney Resort: The Crowd at the Foot of Highgate Hill on Bank Holiday (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Popular Cockney Resort)

Bank holiday fairground ride on Hampstead Heath (b / w photo)
3637573 Bank holiday fairground ride on Hampstead Heath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Lost"on Bank Holiday, waiting Identification in the Care of the Police on Hampstead Heath (litho)
1040095 " Lost" on Bank Holiday, waiting Identification in the Care of the Police on Hampstead Heath (litho) by Renouard

A Cockney Carnival, Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath (colour litho)
1043854 A Cockney Carnival, Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cockney Carnival, Bank Holiday on Hampstead Heath)

Bank Holiday at the Seaside (engraving)
1603438 Bank Holiday at the Seaside (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday at the Seaside)

Crowds of visitors watch an elephant ride at London Zoo, August bank holiday
1547252 Crowds of visitors watch an elephant ride at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: 47)

Box Hill, Surrey (b / w photo)
3091239 Box Hill, Surrey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Box Hill, Surrey)

"On Pleasure Bent", a Bank Holiday Roadside Scene (engraving)
1047420 " On Pleasure Bent", a Bank Holiday Roadside Scene (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " On Pleasure Bent")

Clearing up after a Bank Holiday at London Zoo in 1924 (b / w photo)
3057812 Clearing up after a Bank Holiday at London Zoo in 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Bank Holiday visitors to London Zoo relaxing on the grass at lunchtime (b / w photo)
3637575 Bank Holiday visitors to London Zoo relaxing on the grass at lunchtime (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir John Lubbock (colour litho)
612180 Sir John Lubbock (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Lubbock, The Bank Holiday, 23 February 1878)

A Bank Holiday Scene on Brighton Beach (chromolitho)
730447 A Bank Holiday Scene on Brighton Beach (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bank Holiday Scene on Brighton Beach. NB)

Crowds of visitors at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b / w photo)
1547253 Crowds of visitors at London Zoo, August bank holiday, 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: 47)

Bank Holiday at Earls Court, the Grand Military Spectacle (litho)
1037240 Bank Holiday at Earls Court, the Grand Military Spectacle (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank Holiday at Earls Court, the Grand Military Spectacle)

Elephant Rides, with two asiatic elephants watched by crowds of onlookers at London Zoo
3657861 Elephant Rides, with two asiatic elephants watched by crowds of onlookers at London Zoo in August 1926 (b/w photo) by Bond

A Popular Cockney Resort, the Crowd at the Foot of Highgate Hill on Bank Holiday (litho)
1043848 A Popular Cockney Resort, the Crowd at the Foot of Highgate Hill on Bank Holiday (litho) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

August 1945. Peacetime for Europe. Picture shows the Berlin, and the ATS (The Auxiliary Territorial Service) on Bank Holiday

The workforce at BSA in Small Heath Birmingham pour out of the factory gates at the beginning of their four day Easter break. 14th April 1949

Holidaymakers enjoy the August Bank Holiday in Brighton, East Sussex. 5th August 1962

Young love in overcoats... two of the many couples who found the elements too severe for
Young love in overcoats...two of the many couples who found the elements too severe for the beach. They kept on the go to pass the time away. Southport, Merseyside, 5th August 1963

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"Bank Holiday: A Timeless Tradition of Leisure and Excitement" Step back in time to Platform 1 at Paddington Station, 1904. The air is filled with anticipation as families embark on their Bank Holiday adventures. Fast forward to Monday 4th April 1994, where the premier league match between QPR and Leeds United ignites Loftus Road with thrilling action. The crowd roars as goals are scored, creating unforgettable memories. During World War II in 1943, even amidst turmoil, passengers at Paddington Station find solace in the respite offered by a Bank Holiday. It becomes a symbol of hope during challenging times. Traveling further back to Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday in both 1900 and 1933 reveals joyous scenes captured by an unknown creator. Laughter fills the air as people revel in the festivities of this special day. The Model Yacht Club captures the essence of leisurely pursuits on Bank Holidays with MCF01_02_0084 photograph from an unknown era - reminding us that these holidays have always been about relaxation and enjoyment. August 1945 marks peacetime for Europe after years of war; Berlin embraces newfound freedom during this Bank Holiday period. Celebrations fill the streets as citizens rejoice together. In Birmingham, a Co-Operative milkman delivers his goods via horse-drawn float – showcasing how even essential services adapt to ensure everyone can enjoy their well-deserved holiday break. A motor mechanic battles against adversity while trying to repair a broken-down car during heavy August Bank traffic – highlighting that not all moments are smooth sailing but perseverance prevails during these cherished days off work. William Hatherell's painting "On Pleasure Bent - A Bank Holiday Roadside Scene" transports us back to Victorian England in 1890. Families gather along country lanes for picnics and games under sunny skies – epitomizing the essence of a Bank Holiday.