Crowds Collection

The King of Kings -- Jesus Christ surrounded by rulers (kings, queens, emperors, etc) from various countries and periods in history. 1916

Straker-Squire of WB Horn competing in the MAC Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb, Worcestershire, 1923
Straker-Squire 3308 cc. Event Entry No: 36. Driver: Horn, W.B. Finished: 3rd. in Class 6. Running stripped. Place: M.A.C Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb. Date: 8.9.23

Festival of Britain View
Aerial view of the exhibition site of the 1951 Festival of Britain on Londons South Bank showing the Dome of Discovery, The Skylon and other pavilions

Runners, marathon, New York, New York State, United States of America, North America

Henley Regatta
A stylised illustration of a view at Henley Regatta, started in 1839 by a local solicitor and one of the highlights of the summer social calendar being the most famous rowing event of the year

RNLI lifeboat Arab I at the quay, Padstow, Cornwall. 1883-1900
The lifeboat Arab I under sail off the quay at Padstow with the railway yards in the background. The lifeboat has a full compliment of women

First Remembrance Day 1919
On 11th November 1919, the first anniversary of Armistice day, the Britsh nation, in reponse to an invitation by King George V

Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

Theatre Crowd in Shaftesbury Avenue, London
The early winter and Christmas season in London - a theatre crowd pouring out into Shaftesbury Avenue. The scene is outside the Lyric Theatre, looking towards the Globe, the Queen s

RNLI Padstow Lifeboat No. 2 Edmund Harvey with the tug Helen Peele alongside in the background, Padstow, Cornwall. 1901
The photograph is thought to have been taken on the lifeboats inauguration day in 1901. She served from 1901 to 1929. The crew are all wearing cork life jackets

RNLI lifeboat Arab II at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Around 1908
The RNLI Lifeboat Arab II being towed across the sands at Harlyn Bay to be launched, followed by a mixed group of men, women and children

The Army celebrate the birthday of their Queen
Pictured are members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) on the Mall as the Army celebrate the birthday of their Queen

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tulane Stadium (known as The Sugar Bowl), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The annual sugar bowl American football game was played here from 1935 onwards. The stadium was demolished in 1979-1980

Island of Vis - Croatia
Vis (Issa) - a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea

Henley Regatta 1903
By the river during the Henley Regatta. Date: 1903

Burning crosses at the annual bonfire night parade held in Lewes, East Sussex
England, East Sussex, Lewes, The annual bonfire night parade celebrating 17 protestant martyrs killed in the fifteen hundreds

Catching the 5: 15 at Liverpool Street by Grace Golden
Scene inside Liverpool Street Station in the City of London showing commuters and travelling swarming around the station concourse and platforms as they rush to catch trains to NE London suburbs

Italy / Siena Palio 1913
Siena: crowds gather in the Campo in front of the Palazzo Pubblico to watch the annual horse race, known as the Palio Date: 1913

Coronation procession at Oxford Circus, 1953
The colour and pageantry of the Coronation procession - detachments of the Foot Guards marching along Oxford Street into Oxford Circus showing the vast crowds lining the decorated route. Date: 1953

Queen Elizabeth II - Silver Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II, a vision in pink smiles and chat with crowds of well wishers as she goes on a royal walkabout in London to celebrate the Silver Jubilee in 1977

No 92220 Evening Star naming ceremony, 18th March 1960
2-10-0 9F class locomotive, built 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works. Withdrawn 1965

Perch Rock Lighthouse - New Brighton Lighthouse
Liverpool - Rock Lighthouse New Brighton - Lighthouse and crowds. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse

Harris Promenade - Douglas, Isle of Man. A large crowd has gathered to watch a performance by the Pierrots at the Bandstand (centre). Date: 1907

A view of the river Thames from Richmond Bridge, London, England, with a pleasure boat full of passengers just about to pass underneath. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Coronation 1953, Queen Elizabeth II in golden State coach
Queen Elizabeth II drives through Trafalgar Square in central London in the golden State coach on the way to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Royal Wedding 1947 - crowds at Romsey
Huge crowd of well wishers waiting in the churchyard of Romsey Abbey to catch a glimpse of the newlywed Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh

VE Day Celebrations
Winston Churchill and members of the Royal family waving to the crowds at Buckingham Palace on Victory in Europe Day

UK London Oxford Street Shoppers in the rain

Fairground, Newquay, Cornwall. Undated
A Spinning-top Switchback made by Savidges of Kings Lynn. It is probably Hancocks Fairground. There are lots of people watching and enjoying the ride. Photographer: Unknown

Mr. Sadlers Ascent from Merton Fields, Oxford
James Sadlers ascent from Merton Fields, Oxford on 7th July 1810. Sadler became the first Englishman to ascend in a balloon (the first English Aeronaut) on 4th October 1784 from Christ Church Meadow

Nissan GT-R

Cable Street demonstration 1936
Anti-fascist crowds, some giving the Communist clenched fist salute, gather round a tram in the East End of London. A very large crowd gathered to protest against the proposed march by Sir Oswald

Worlds Largest Living Christmas Tree - Wilmington
Worlds Largest Living Christmas Tree - Hilton Park, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. A three hundred year old Live Oak tree lighted with 4000 bulbs - a popular toursit attraction in Wilmington

Findon Fair, September 1932
Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N6183

Crowds at the Evening Star naming ceremony, 18th March 1960
Crowds at the naming ceremony for Evening Star at Swindon Works in 1960. Evening Star was the last mainline British Railways steam locomotive to be built in Britain at Swindon Works

The FA Cup Final 1899
The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace, London. Sheffield United won 4-1, with goals scored by John Almond, Walter Bennett

VE Day. Outside Buckingham Palace
Crowds seen cheering and waving outside the gates of Buckingham Palace on May 8th 1945 (VE Day). George V and Queen Mary with Princeses Elizabeth

The destruction of York Minster, 1829 (engraving)
3103693 The destruction of York Minster, 1829 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The destruction of York Minster, 1829)

The Riot at Stockport (engraving)
1618256 The Riot at Stockport (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Riot at Stockport. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 10 July 1852)

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (chromolitho)
972104 The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem)

Warwick Races, from The Illustrated London News, 12th April 1845 (engraving)
XJF311252 Warwick Races, from The Illustrated London News, 12th April 1845 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Petticoat Lane, 1940s
A busy scene at historic Petticoat Lane market in the East End of London in the late 1940s. 1940s

Marathon 1927
Huge crowds turn out to watch the 26-mile Marathon through the streets of Liverpool

The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912 (colour litho)
3093760 The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kings State Barge, Henley Royal Regatta, 1912)

Greater London
NRM Kiosk England: Greater London

Crowds of tourists on the beach with tall seafront buildings, at Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East

Christmas Santas walking across Shibuya crossing, Shibuya ward, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Runners, marathon, New York, New York State, United States of America, North America

Social / Bloomsbury Drinks
Crowds gather for drinks in a Bohemian tavern in Bloomsbury, London

Fire Engine in Action
A London fire-engine in action racing to a burning building

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll
3928698 Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Qing Court Version, hand scroll, 1736 (ink and color on silk) by Chinese School

Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton, 1837. Creator: C. O. Lewis
Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton, 1837. Regatta on the River Thames, with Windsor Castle in the distance as the boys of Eton College celebrate the birthday of George III

FA Cup final 1915 Sheffield United vs Chelsea at Old Trafford Manchester View of the crowd - some of whom were soldiers on leave Sheffield won 3-0 Known as the the "Khaki Cup Final"

Waterloo Railway Station, London 1912
The scene from the Waterloo Railway Station platform, London. Date: 1912

Garibaldi greeted by the People at Frascati (engraving)
1621181 Garibaldi greeted by the People at Frascati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garibaldi greeted by the People at Frascati)

The Way of the Cross (colour litho)
3094686 The Way of the Cross (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Way of the Cross)

Randolph Turpin on the balcony of the Leamington Spa Town Hall
Randolph Turpin the new World Middleweight Boxing Champion on the balcony of the Leamington Spa Town Hall 1951

A Cricket Match at Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, 1850, (1947). Creator: Unknown
A Cricket Match at Christchurch Priory, Hampshire, 1850, (1947). Spectators watching a match on Stanpit Marsh outside the town of Christchurch, (now in Dorset)

Royal Visit, Ferris Town, Truro, Cornwall. 15th July 1903
Crowds of people have lined the street to await the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King George V and Queen Mary, on 15th July 1903 for the Benediction of the cathedral nave

Duke of Cambridge Takes the Salute for his First Colonelis Review
Pictured are riders and their horses from the HCMR during HRH Prince Williams first attendance in his role as Colonel of the Irish Guards Regiment on Horse Guards Parade Ground

Cafe de la Paix, Paris, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Cafe de la Paix, Paris, 1937. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben, a work on French architecture, landscape and people by Martin Hurlimann, (Berlin, 1937)

Africa, Morocco, Marrakech, Busy market of Jemaa el-Fnaa at dusk

Midhat Pasha Souq at Damascus Straight Street, Syria
Midhat Pasha Souq inside an arcade at Damascus Straight Street (Street Called Straight; today Midhat Pasha Street) in the historic district of the city, Syria. Date: circa 1940

VE Day in High Street, Bognor Regis, 8 May 1945
Many people are dancing to relayed music. L Alouette Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: L Alouette/A/1/23/7

Crowds at a circus sideshow viewing women and some men dressed in costumes of foreign lands. Date c1900

Rue de l Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), 1898. Creator: Camille Pissarro
Rue de l Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), 1898

Old Delhi street scene
A crowded, hot, dusty street in Old Delhi. A vendor stands with a large basket on his head in the centre of the crowd Date: 1987

Hancocks Fairground, Newquay, Cornwall. Undated
Hancocks Fairground carousel (galloper) with horses working. It is named as Four-A-Breast Steeple Chasers. Lots of people are watching. Photographer: Unknown

The 83, 000 ton Cunard-White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth cast off her moorings
The 83, 000 ton Cunard-White Star Liner " Queen Elizabeth" cast off her moorings and Southampton and slid slowly from her berth to begin her maiden passenger voyage to New York

LCC-LFB Major fire at Prudential Insurance Building
Massive crowds gather to watch the London Fire Brigade fight the fire in the Prudential Assurance Company building located in High Holborn WC1, 16 June 1932

Royal Wedding 1947 - crowd in Trafalgar Square
A section of the vast crowd which assembled in London to greet Princess Elizabeth and her bridegroom, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947

Coronation. Guards Band Queens escort
The Band, part of the Queens escort, mounted by the Bands of the Irish and Scots Guards march off down Victoria Street. 1953

Queen Elizabeth II at Iona
The first reigning monarch to set foot on Iona for nearly a thousand years, Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Sir Charles Maclean is followed by Prince Philip

Pulborough Fat Stock Show, December 1933
Cattle auction with cars and vans in background Photograph by George Garland Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N8422

Fireworks (Scene from the April 1900 Worlds Fair in Paris), 1901 (woodcut)
712319 Fireworks (Scene from the April 1900 Worlds Fair in Paris), 1901 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 121x165 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pardon in Brittany, 1896 (oil on canvas)
2970287 Pardon in Brittany, 1896 (oil on canvas) by La Touche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 100.5x110.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Mr. and Mrs. Martin A

Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Rustic sports in the Park - north view of Harewood House, 1845. Celebrations at Harewood House near Leeds in Yorkshire. The events which gave rise to the Festival were the Coming of Age

A participant in the annual bonfire night parade held in Lewes
England, East Sussex, Lewes, The annual bonfire night parade celebrating 17 protestant martyrs killed in the fifteen hundreds

The Beach, Aberdeen, 1961. Creator: Unknown
The Beach, Aberdeen, 1961. Crowds on the seafront at Aberdeen in Scotland. [E. T. W. Dennis & Sons, Ltd. London and Scarborough]

Curtiss CR-3
Curtiss Cr-3 Number 4 Parked at the 1923 Schneider Trophy Air Race at Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK Date: 1923

Wet Evening, Oxford Street, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson
Wet Evening, Oxford Street, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

The Aldershot Tattoo - The Grand Finale! Date: 1939

Royal Procession passing the London Hospital, Whitechapel
Crowds cheering Queen Victoria as she drives in a carriage through Whitechapel during one of her Golden Jubilee progresses

Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby, 1937
Mid-Day Sun winning the Epsom Derby in 1937, illustrating a fixtures card for May 1938. Date: 1937

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The King of Kings, commanding the attention of a mesmerized crowd, as he delivers his powerful speech at the Festival of Britain View. Runners pushing their limits in a marathon race, surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd cheering them on with unwavering support. The solemn silence that enveloped the First Remembrance Day in 1919, as crowds gathered to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Witnessing history unfold before their eyes, a sea of faces eagerly awaiting the grandeur and romance of the Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. The vibrant energy emanating from a theatre crowd on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, buzzing with anticipation for an unforgettable performance. Intricate patterns formed by burning crosses illuminate the night sky during Lewes' annual bonfire night parade, captivating crowds with its fiery spectacle. RNLI lifeboat Arab II standing tall at Harlyn Bay in St Merryn, Cornwall around 1908 - a symbol of hope and safety embraced by grateful onlookers. Grace Golden capturing the hustle and bustle as commuters rush to catch the 5:15 train at Liverpool Street station - an everyday scene amidst bustling crowds. Petticoat Lane bustling with activity in the 1940s; market stalls filled with eager shoppers navigating through lively crowds searching for hidden treasures. RNLI lifeboat Arab I majestically docked at Padstow quay in Cornwall between 1883-1900 - drawing curious crowds who admire its strength and resilience. A jubilant Army celebrating their Queen's birthday; united under one flag while creating memories that will forever be etched into history.