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Playground Collection

Background imagePlayground Collection: Caryl Gardens, Hill Street, Liverpool. One of Liverpool

Caryl Gardens, Hill Street, Liverpool. One of Liverpools latest Corporation tenements in the south end which is nearing completion. Many tenements are already occupied. 11th December 1936

Background imagePlayground Collection: Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, with Susan Andrews, young girl aged 11 years

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, with Susan Andrews, young girl aged 11 years, from Faversham. She recently underwent a major heart operation from which she has now fully recovered

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children of St. Benedicts Road School, Small Heath during their evacuation rehearsal

Children of St. Benedicts Road School, Small Heath during their evacuation rehearsal 28th August 1939

Background imagePlayground Collection: Four youngsters enjoying the Summer sunshine at a play area in the Cardiff docks area

Four youngsters enjoying the Summer sunshine at a play area in the Cardiff docks area. Pictured on the swinging plank are (Lto R) Alan Rahman, Andrew Cox aged 11

Background imagePlayground Collection: School children playing yoyo games in the school yard. March 1967

School children playing yoyo games in the school yard. March 1967

Background imagePlayground Collection: Child: Singer: Lena Zavaroni enjoying herself in Green Park, London

Child: Singer: Lena Zavaroni enjoying herself in Green Park, London. March 1975 75-01376-010

Background imagePlayground Collection: Cheveley Primary is a vibrant Church of England village school in East Cambridgeshire

Cheveley Primary is a vibrant Church of England village school in East Cambridgeshire (Picture) Playtime at Cheveley Primary School. Circa October 1969

Background imagePlayground Collection: In the day nursery in Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool

In the day nursery in Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool, children of all ethnic backgrounds play happily together. Whilst in the wider community immigrants to the UK are facing problems of a colour

Background imagePlayground Collection: Oak and Eldon Gardens, Birkenhead. 25th October 1975

Oak and Eldon Gardens, Birkenhead. 25th October 1975

Background imagePlayground Collection: Zena Summerell seen here hanging from the bars during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe

Zena Summerell seen here hanging from the bars during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local

Background imagePlayground Collection: Break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol

Break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local authorities education plan. 2nd March 1967

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children of the Nursery school at Haviland House, St Judes

Children of the Nursery school at Haviland House, St Judes, Bristol seen here playing during a break. 2nd March 1967

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children of St. Benedicts Road School, Small Heath

Children of St. Benedicts Road School, Small Heath, listen to instructions from the head master during their evacuation rehearsal 28th August 1939

Background imagePlayground Collection: Opening ceremony, Variety Playground, Arnold Estate, Bermondsey, South East London

Opening ceremony, Variety Playground, Arnold Estate, Bermondsey, South East London, Wednesday 3rd October 1951. Our picture shows... actress Simone Silva helps a child into a swing after the opening

Background imagePlayground Collection: A smiling Queen Elizabeth II watches children in the play area at the opening of Aberfan

A smiling Queen Elizabeth II watches children in the play area at the opening of Aberfan Community Centre. 9th March 1973

Background imagePlayground Collection: Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number 'You

Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number "You
Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number " You re My World". Cilla, just like any other girl, has a very special world - playing hop-scotch, swinging on swings

Background imagePlayground Collection: Tilery Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees, new school special. 1971

Tilery Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees, new school special. 1971

Background imagePlayground Collection: The playground in Albert Park, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. Circa 1983

The playground in Albert Park, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. Circa 1983

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing at Penton Junior School, Islington, North London, 11th March 1971

Children playing at Penton Junior School, Islington, North London, 11th March 1971. Face of Britain 1971 Feature

Background imagePlayground Collection: Playtime... community constable PC Adrian Denby tests the slide in Reinwood Infant

Playtime... community constable PC Adrian Denby tests the slide in Reinwood Infant and Nursery Schools new play area. PC Denby and the friends of the school organised fund-raising events

Background imagePlayground Collection: A child looking at a £22000 playground in Speke, Liverpool dubbed by local children

A child looking at a £22000 playground in Speke, Liverpool dubbed by local children
A child looking at a £ 22000 playground in Speke, Liverpool dubbed by local children as " Speke Castle" which has been condemned by the National Playing Fields Association as

Background imagePlayground Collection: Doing it just like the builders do, a hive of industry going on in the new

Doing it just like the builders do, a hive of industry going on in the new childrens playground opened on the blitz site of St. Lukes Church, Peckham, London

Background imagePlayground Collection: Glenda Jackson seen with the children of Pimlico where she held a press reception to

Glenda Jackson seen with the children of Pimlico where she held a press reception to celebrate winning her second Oscar for her performance in A Touch of Class

Background imagePlayground Collection: Duddeston tower blocks, Birminghams first multi-storey flats seen beyond

Duddeston tower blocks, Birminghams first multi-storey flats seen beyond the childrens play area in Duddeston Manor Road. 1st September, 1968

Background imagePlayground Collection: Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock

Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock. January 1975 75-00399-003

Background imagePlayground Collection: Schoolchildren of Adamsdown Primary School, Adamsdown, Cardiff

Schoolchildren of Adamsdown Primary School, Adamsdown, Cardiff, wash their hands in one of the cloakrooms of the school that is situated in the playground. 21st Jan 1974

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children of Bardley School in Ladbrooke Grove, in training on the school playground for

Children of Bardley School in Ladbrooke Grove, in training on the school playground for before taking part in a mini olympics tournament play scheme for 5 to 11 year olds at a West London stadium

Background imagePlayground Collection: Girls playing in a school yard. 18th October 1965

Girls playing in a school yard. 18th October 1965

Background imagePlayground Collection: Two young girls showing off their gymnastic skills at Nursery school

Two young girls showing off their gymnastic skills at Nursery school

Background imagePlayground Collection: Child: Singer: Lena Zavaroni enjoying herself in Green Park, London

Child: Singer: Lena Zavaroni enjoying herself in Green Park, London. March 1975 75-01376-003

Background imagePlayground Collection: Mr. Thompson, headmaster of the village school at Strensall, York s

Mr. Thompson, headmaster of the village school at Strensall, York s, watches another of his classes leave the tiny schoolroom and head for a lesson in another room hundreds of yards away

Background imagePlayground Collection: Family pictures of Alan Rothwell, with his son Tody aged 2 years

Family pictures of Alan Rothwell, with his son Tody aged 2 years, playing on the swings and slides at their local play ground. November 1969 Z11219-009

Background imagePlayground Collection: Tommy Steele, a pupil at Bacons School, Pages walk, S. E. 1

Tommy Steele, a pupil at Bacons School, Pages walk, S. E. 1
Tommy Steele, a pupil at Bacons School, Pages walk, S.E.1. from 1946 to 1951, is now the schools most famous old boy. Today Tommy went back to his old school to show the school an Omnibus programme

Background imagePlayground Collection: Clitheroe School Strike. Headmaster of Pendle Co. Primary school, Mr

Clitheroe School Strike. Headmaster of Pendle Co. Primary school, Mr. Robert Jones who is also a N.U.T. secretary walks back into the school after the morning strike. November 1969 Z10985-003

Background imagePlayground Collection: Picture shows Sawston County Junior School Headmaster Mr D. W

Picture shows Sawston County Junior School Headmaster Mr D. W. John, leaning agains the sign post of his school with his young pupils playing behind him during their break time

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing on The Common, Saffron Walden, Essex, 28th May 1985

Children playing on The Common, Saffron Walden, Essex, 28th May 1985

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing Cambridge, 10th April 1964, Children Playground Feature

Children playing Cambridge, 10th April 1964, Children Playground Feature

Background imagePlayground Collection: Five year old Michael Mansbridge, the son of driver Fred Mansbridge who is serving with

Five year old Michael Mansbridge, the son of driver Fred Mansbridge who is serving with the Royal Engineers in the British Eighth Army on the Italian Front

Background imagePlayground Collection: Llanrumney Adventure playground. Cardiff received three new arrivals today

Llanrumney Adventure playground. Cardiff received three new arrivals today from Sidmouth Donkey sanctuary Devon. Picture shows donkeys Paddy (left)

Background imagePlayground Collection: Richard Bailey seen here during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School

Richard Bailey seen here during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local authorities education plan

Background imagePlayground Collection: Rose Anne Kelly rides the trike with her sister Christina pushing during break time at

Rose Anne Kelly rides the trike with her sister Christina pushing during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol

Background imagePlayground Collection: Rose Anne Kelly seen here during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School

Rose Anne Kelly seen here during break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local authorities education plan

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing in Butetown, Cardiff. 18th May 1967

Children playing in Butetown, Cardiff. 18th May 1967

Background imagePlayground Collection: A number of American women teachers and North of England students are doing voluntary

A number of American women teachers and North of England students are doing voluntary work at the Rachel McMillan Nursery School at Deptford

Background imagePlayground Collection: Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, where Lord Baden-Powell was once a scholar

Rose Hill School, Tunbridge Wells, where Lord Baden-Powell was once a scholar, has a 58ft steamship on the lawn in the grounds

Background imagePlayground Collection: Some of the girls and boys from the 'Passion Flower Hotel'

Some of the girls and boys from the "Passion Flower Hotel"
Some of the girls and boys from the " Passion Flower Hotel", at present appearing at the Palace Theatre, Manchester

Background imagePlayground Collection: Mother dropping her son off at the South Mead School, Southfield, Wimbledon

Mother dropping her son off at the South Mead School, Southfield, Wimbledon. 14th January 1954

Background imagePlayground Collection: Alan Badel Performing in a dress rehearsal of the play Ulysses In Nighttown a the Arts

Alan Badel Performing in a dress rehearsal of the play Ulysses In Nighttown a the Arts Theatre Club, London ahead of the opening night. The play was adapted from the famous James Joyce novel Ulysses

Background imagePlayground Collection: Theres no sound of the sea here, theres a great deal of fun and laughter

Theres no sound of the sea here, theres a great deal of fun and laughter, but they really are at the spa... in Bermondsey, S.E London

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing with a homemade go kart, Plymouth Estate. 22nd November 1988

Children playing with a homemade go kart, Plymouth Estate. 22nd November 1988

Background imagePlayground Collection: General views of Ferrier housing estate in Kidbrooke, Greenwich, south London

General views of Ferrier housing estate in Kidbrooke, Greenwich, south London. 20th November 1988

Background imagePlayground Collection: Childrens playground in a static water tank in the City of Westminster, London

Childrens playground in a static water tank in the City of Westminster, London. 6th August 1954

Background imagePlayground Collection: After a morning of Maths and English the pupils of Christopher Hatton Primary can

After a morning of Maths and English the pupils of Christopher Hatton Primary can t wait till break time for a little exercise. 15th November 1962

Background imagePlayground Collection: Pupils and friends at an unnamed London Comprehensive School 4th July 1969

Pupils and friends at an unnamed London Comprehensive School 4th July 1969

Background imagePlayground Collection: Parents collecting their children from school. 6th December 1957

Parents collecting their children from school. 6th December 1957

Background imagePlayground Collection: Swings and roundabouts... Crosland Moor children enjoy themselves at the new Walpole

Swings and roundabouts... Crosland Moor children enjoy themselves at the new Walpole Community Centre adventure playground, which was opened on Saturday

Background imagePlayground Collection: Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number 'You

Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number "You
Cilla Black. Cilla Black has just recorded a new number " You re My World". Cilla, just like any other girl, has a very special world - playing hop-scotch, swinging on swings

Background imagePlayground Collection: Performance of the play The Spiders Web at the savoy Theatre in London

Performance of the play The Spiders Web at the savoy Theatre in London, written by Agatha Christie, 13th December 1954

Background imagePlayground Collection: Building one of the shelters at the childrens playground, Pownall Square, Pall Mall

Building one of the shelters at the childrens playground, Pownall Square, Pall Mall, Liverpool. 4th March 1939

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing in the adventure playground at Basildon town centre, Essex

Children playing in the adventure playground at Basildon town centre, Essex. December 1969

Background imagePlayground Collection: Pupils at Cowlersley Primary School got together to raise money with a sponsored wheel

Pupils at Cowlersley Primary School got together to raise money with a sponsored wheel day. Pupils from the school and nursery - some in fancy dress - joined their teachers to make full circuits of a

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children Line up on a slide. Circa 1949

Children Line up on a slide. Circa 1949

Background imagePlayground Collection: Fulham players on the swings after training was abandoned in London before their FA Cup

Fulham players on the swings after training was abandoned in London before their FA Cup replay against Sheffield United. The fixture had been abandoned twice already. 28th February 1967

Background imagePlayground Collection: Lort House, high rise flats at Shieldfield in Newcastle 29 June 1961

Lort House, high rise flats at Shieldfield in Newcastle 29 June 1961, young teenage girls enjoy the roundabout in the childrens playground

Background imagePlayground Collection: Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock

Queens Park Rangers Stars Gerry Francis Stan Bowles and Frank Maclintock. January 1975 75-00399-006

Background imagePlayground Collection: Nicola Jackson and Joseph Devin have found the ideal place to watch the world go by - a

Nicola Jackson and Joseph Devin have found the ideal place to watch the world go by - a giant concrete tube at the Willow Nursery School in Dunstable

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children playing on the swings at Beech Hill House convalescent home in Berkshire

Children playing on the swings at Beech Hill House convalescent home in Berkshire. Some of the money that pays for the home comes from the Sunday Mercury " Give a Girl Heath" Fund

Background imagePlayground Collection: James Garner American actor sitting on see saw 1964

James Garner American actor sitting on see saw 1964

Background imagePlayground Collection: James Garner American actor on roundabout with child 1964

James Garner American actor on roundabout with child 1964

Background imagePlayground Collection: Girls of Malmsbury Secondary School in Morden, Surrey playing a game of netball during P

Girls of Malmsbury Secondary School in Morden, Surrey playing a game of netball during P.E. 28th October 1946. PT P.T. PE

Background imagePlayground Collection: Girls of Oliver Goldsmith Junior School in Peckham London take part in the egg

Girls of Oliver Goldsmith Junior School in Peckham London take part in the egg and spoon race during the School sports day. 25th July 1955

Background imagePlayground Collection: Peter Benson, Royston Reavley and Paul Berger seen here learning to play baseball

Peter Benson, Royston Reavley and Paul Berger seen here learning to play baseball. 12th May 1952 watscan - - 29/01/2010

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children of a London Comprehensive school leap frogging over one of the concrete pillars

Children of a London Comprehensive school leap frogging over one of the concrete pillars in the playground. 2nd April 1965

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children in the playground playing a game of marbles as one boy is dragged away by his

Children in the playground playing a game of marbles as one boy is dragged away by his mother. 29th September 1957

Background imagePlayground Collection: Schoolboys of St martins in the Field take full advantage of the hot weather as they play

Schoolboys of St martins in the Field take full advantage of the hot weather as they play a game of handball, stripped to their waist, with their P T master MR Hill. 13th April 1959

Background imagePlayground Collection: Schoolboys of Cheam School playing a game called Hi Jimmy Nacher. 1st December 1958

Schoolboys of Cheam School playing a game called Hi Jimmy Nacher. 1st December 1958

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children outside Beadnell Church of England Aided First School

Children outside Beadnell Church of England Aided First School, which was under scrutiny by a schools sub-committee along with Bamburgh First School and Princess Louise Middle School in Blyth

Background imagePlayground Collection: In 1968, Farne Primary School in Westerhope, Newcastle, started Operation Ice Cream in a

In 1968, Farne Primary School in Westerhope, Newcastle, started Operation Ice Cream in a bid to save lives on a road where 11 youngsters had been knocked down in the previous year

Background imagePlayground Collection: Actor David Niven and Japanese boy Ando. David Niven and his co-star

Actor David Niven and Japanese boy Ando. David Niven and his co-star, 9-year-old Japanese boy, Ando, were in London for the Royal World Premiere of their film " Paper Tiger" at the Odeon

Background imagePlayground Collection: Children play with baby Chimpanzee at Whipsnade Zoo. 1961

Children play with baby Chimpanzee at Whipsnade Zoo. 1961

Background imagePlayground Collection: A general picture of St Marys Roman Catholic School in Sunderland - a couple of

A general picture of St Marys Roman Catholic School in Sunderland - a couple of parents chatting outside the school 3 December 1970

Background imagePlayground Collection: An actor having a shave before performing a Shakespeare play at a theatre April

An actor having a shave before performing a Shakespeare play at a theatre April 1947 P007965

Background imagePlayground Collection: Whittonstall Fist School pupils play hopscotch as part of their 75th anniversary

Whittonstall Fist School pupils play hopscotch as part of their 75th anniversary celebrations

Background imagePlayground Collection: Youngsters have fun at the Durham Street playgroup, Elswick

Youngsters have fun at the Durham Street playgroup, Elswick



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