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Background imageEntertainment Collection: Odeon cinema, Birmingham BB87_03100

Odeon cinema, Birmingham BB87_03100
ODEON CINEMA, Kettlehouse, Kingstanding, Birmingham, West Midlands. Exterior view. 1930s photograph taken by John Maltby

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Finsbury Park Cinema 1923 BL26835

Finsbury Park Cinema 1923 BL26835
FINSBURY PARK CINEMA, London. An exterior view of the entrance to Finsbury Park Cinema advertising a varied programme, including a film of the heavyweight boxing bout between Jack Dempsey

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Travelling performers CC71_00073

Travelling performers CC71_00073
TAPLOW, Buckinghamshire. Looking down a street in the village with two travelling punchinellos or performers, one with a monkey companion and the other a one man band

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Roller Coaster, Blackpool Pleasure Beach N100540

Roller Coaster, Blackpool Pleasure Beach N100540
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Night view of the roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Background imageEntertainment Collection: London Zoo 1929 MD93_07025

London Zoo 1929 MD93_07025
London Zoo, Regents Park, Westminster. Line drawing entitled " The Gardens of the Zoological Society of London 1929" and " the Gardens 1829" (inset)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Granada Cinema, Tooting BB87_02905

Granada Cinema, Tooting BB87_02905
Granada Cinema, 50 - 60 Mitcham Road, Tooting Graveney, London. Exterior view at night. Photographed by John Maltby in the 1930s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613

Swiss Cottage Odeon BB87_03613
Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage, Camden, London. Oscar Deutsch established the Odeon cinema chain in 1933, and Odeon became a registered trade mark

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Battersea Funfair a019815

Battersea Funfair a019815
BATTERSEA FUNFAIR, Greater London. General view showing couple standing in front of trick fountains lit at night with Battersea Power Station in the background. Laurence Goldman

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Odeon Cinema BB87_03702

Odeon Cinema BB87_03702
ODEON CINEMA, Leicester Square, London. A view of the cinema at night. 1937. John Maltby

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Morris Dancing FF003010

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 1929 EPW026662

Exhibition Park, Newcastle. 1929 EPW026662
EXHIBITION PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Aerial view. The North East Coast Exhibition, May 1929. The Pleasure Grounds for the exhibition, including gardens

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Blackpool Pleasure Beach EAW223435

Blackpool Pleasure Beach EAW223435
Blackpool, Lancashire. Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort and amusement park, first founded in 1896. Photographed in April 1972. Aerofilms Collection

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Woolwich Odeon BB87_03661

Woolwich Odeon BB87_03661
Odeon Cinema, Parsons Hill, Woolwich, London. The Woolwich Odeon opened on 25 October 1937. Designed by George Coles, it displays the Odeon style of buff faience tiles and curving horizontals

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121

The Kursaal, Bexhill EPW000121
THE KURSaL, de la Warr Parade, Bexhill, Sussex, photographed in 1920. The Kursaal or " Cure Hall" was built in 1896 as Bexhills first entertainment pavilion

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill BB87_03782

Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill BB87_03782
Odeon Cinema, Balham Hill, Balham, London. Exterior view at night, April 1938. Photographed by John Maltby

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Carousel ride CC49_00528

Carousel ride CC49_00528
St Giles Fair, Oxford. A crowd of people gathered around a carousel ride in St Giles during the annual fair, held at the beginning of September. Photographed by Henry Taunt in 1895

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Great Wheel, Earls Court CC97 / 01620

Great Wheel, Earls Court CC97 / 01620
GREAT WHEEL, Earls Court, London. A view from the railway of the 310 feet high wheel with the entertainment grounds beneath (photo taken late 19th century)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Carousel, Brighton Beach N071031

Carousel, Brighton Beach N071031
BRIGHTON BEACH, East Sussex. Carousel, beach, sea and sky

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The London Eye & The Great Wheel FF000710

The London Eye & The Great Wheel FF000710
THE LONDON EYE AND THE GREAT WHEEL. A montage combining the London Eye (to the left and photographed in 2000) with the Great Wheel at the Earls Court entertainment ground

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Odeon Cinema

Odeon Cinema
1936 by Harry Weedon In the Modern Movement style of the Odeon circuit. Located in Harrogate, West Yorkshire. IoE 382334

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bandstand and Viewing Decks, Eastbourne

Bandstand and Viewing Decks, Eastbourne
Bandstand set in a sweeping open colonnaded arcade facing two covered viewing decks topped with an open viewing area, Eastbourne, East Sussex. IoE 471323

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Festival Pleasure Gardens a054055

Festival Pleasure Gardens a054055
Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613

Festival Pleasure Gardens a077613
Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park, Wandsworth, London. Passengers riding the waterchute fairground ride at the Battersea Festival Gardens, Greater London, illuminated at night

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503

Alhambra Leicester Square CC97_00503
Alhambra theatre, Leicester Square, Westminster, London 1870-'82. York & Son wet collodion glass plate negative. The Alhambra in Londons Leicester Square was the brainchild of the impresario

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Sheet music a059992(1)

Sheet music a059992(1)
Detail of sheet music for organ

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Glastonbury Festival 33825_039

Glastonbury Festival 33825_039
Glastonbury Festival 2019, 11 days after it had ended, Pilton, Somerset, 2019

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Defoe in the pillory N110160

Defoe in the pillory N110160
MAYSON BEETON COLLECTION. Engraving of Daniel Defoe in the pillory at Temple Bar, July 1703. In December 1702 Defoe had published a political pamplet entitled " Shortest Way with

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Orchestra of the Midland Adelphi Hotel 1914 BL22620

Orchestra of the Midland Adelphi Hotel 1914 BL22620
MIDLAND ADELPHI HOTEL, Liverpool. Interior view. Group portrait of the hotel orchestra. The hotel was re-opened in 1914 after partial rebuilding and refurbishment in the Neo-Classical style

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Cinematograph Theatre, Edgware Road 1915 BL22922

Cinematograph Theatre, Edgware Road 1915 BL22922
CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, 164-66 Edgware Road, Westminster, London. Cinematograph Theatre in Edgware Road, advertising continuous performances of Old enough to be her Grandpa

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609

Lyons Popular Cafe BL18609
THE POPULAR CAFE, Piccadilly, London. Restaurant interior from the entrance with tables set and ready for customers. The start of a new restaurant venture for Lyons

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Theatre Royal Bristol NWC01_01_1522

Theatre Royal Bristol NWC01_01_1522
THEATRE ROYAL, KING STREET, CITY OF BRISTOL. The auditorium in the Theatre Royal, viewed from the stage. The 18th century Theatre Royal was externally rebuilt in 1970-72 to incorporate the adjacent

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Skeleton in the closet OP34901

Skeleton in the closet OP34901
Aston Hall, Aston, Birmingham. This buildings was one of the first historic buildings to be used as a municipal visitor attraction

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Kenwood House Concert Bowl J870307

Kenwood House Concert Bowl J870307
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Close up of the concert bowl at night with orchestra

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Blackpool OP00473

Blackpool OP00473
Blackpool Winter Gardens and Big Wheel. A view over the rooftops looking down on the Winter Gardens and the Big Wheel from Blackpool Tower

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Hartlepool Fair 28945_047

Hartlepool Fair 28945_047
Headland Carnival, Moor Parade, Hartlepool, County Durham. Funfair set up for the annual Headland Carnival. Photographed in August 2017

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Cecil Moon Quartet, The Royal Baths, Harrogate WSA01_01_13670

Cecil Moon Quartet, The Royal Baths, Harrogate WSA01_01_13670
The Cecil Moon Quartet posed on a stage at The Royal Baths, Crescent Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. 1939. Walter Scott Collection

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Leeds Festival 34111_011

Leeds Festival 34111_011
The Leeds Festival 23rd to 25th August 2019 at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Leeds Festival 34111_004

Leeds Festival 34111_004
The Leeds Festival 23rd to 25th August 2019 at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Leeds Festival 34111_005

Leeds Festival 34111_005
The Leeds Festival 23rd to 25th August 2019 at Bramham Park, West Yorkshire, 2019

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Chelsea Flower Show 35105_020

Chelsea Flower Show 35105_020
The Chelsea Flower Show 2021, moved to September from May due to Covid 19 pandemic, Chelsea, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Chelsea Flower Show 35105_009

Chelsea Flower Show 35105_009
The Chelsea Flower Show 2021, moved to September from May due to Covid 19 pandemic, Chelsea, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Chelsea Flower Show 35105_006

Chelsea Flower Show 35105_006
The Chelsea Flower Show 2021, moved to September from May due to Covid 19 pandemic, Chelsea, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Chelsea Flower Show 35105_007

Chelsea Flower Show 35105_007
The Chelsea Flower Show 2021, moved to September from May due to Covid 19 pandemic, Chelsea, Greater London Authority, 2021

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Leeds Festival site 34061_041

Leeds Festival site 34061_041
The remains of Leeds Festival at Bramham Park, Leeds, 2018

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Central Billiard Hall OP35748

Central Billiard Hall OP35748
Central Billiard Hall, Swinegate, Grantham, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire. The Central Billiard Hall on Swinegate viewed from Chapel Street, showing advertising posters covering its walls

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bingo at the Assembly Rooms NWC01_01_1795

Bingo at the Assembly Rooms NWC01_01_1795
Bath Assembly Hall, Spencer Street, Leamington Spa, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Warwickshire. The dance hall of the Bath Assembly Hall, in use as a bingo hall

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1517

Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1517
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, St Augustines Parade, Bristol. A view from the side of the grand circle in the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, showing the proscenium arch, safety screen

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1516

Bristol Hippodrome Theatre NWC01_01_1516
Bristol Hippodrome Theatre, St Augustines Parade, Bristol. The auditorium in the Bristol Hippodrome Theatre. The Bristol Hippodrome Theatre opened in 1912



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