Edwardians at Leisure

A colourful May festival parade in the Lancashire town.

A formal parade gives way to jollity on the pier in Edwardian Morecambe.

Classic Victorian Punch and Judy show against a magnificent view of Halifax town.

The well-dressed Edwardian ladies and gents of the county tour the annual agricultural show.

All the fun of the Whitsuntide Fair in Edwardian Preston.

Cycle racing and horse riding events at the Leeds Crossgates Show.

The circus comes to town in wintery Carlisle.

Edwardian crowds enjoy a fancy-dress swimming race.

Welcoming crowds greet the arrival of a steamer to the Isle of Man, seen from a stunning perspective on deck.

A grand day out in Edwardian Hull.

The annual Hospital Procession at Skipton, Yorkshire.

Messing about in boats on the River Dee - fine frocks and frolics at Chester Regatta.

Edwardian holidaymakers throng to the attractions at Lancashire's premier seaside resort.

Edwardian holidaymakers stroll along the seafront as work continues on Blackpool's new promenade.

The ornate pavilions of cinematographs, boxing booths and menageries at Hull Fair.

An afternoon's boating in the River Ribble at Edwardian Preston.

Edwardian visitors promenade in front of the camera on sea-side pier.

Green-fingered Edwardian youngsters strike it lucky in Blackburn’s Corporation Park.

Easter Monday festivities in Avenham Park, Preston.

Beautiful shots of gentle waves on a shingle beach.

The carnival comes to Leeds and a new Rose Queen is crowned.

A camera pan through the park reveals teaming crowds and changing fashions in Edwardian hatwear.

Kingston-upon-Hull residents take the air and feed the birds in their Sunday finery.

Bradford boys wait eagerly for the picture show at the famous St George's Hall.

An overview of the buildings and surrounding landscapes of this ambitious 'world's fair'.

A sneak preview of the attractions at the Cork International Exhibition some time before its May 1902 opening.

Horse-drawn carriages deliver dignitaries to the Cork Exhibition.

All aboard the charabanc for a trip along an Edwardian promenade.

Edwardian holidaymakers on pleasure boats Deerhound and Greyhound as they ply the coast off Blackpool.

A sunny Edwardian summer's day, and the Nottingham boulevard is busy with promenaders.

Sedate promenades and visiting dignitaries on Edwardian Merseyside.

A sneak peak at Edwardian Blackpool's first rollercoaster.

Morecambe's splendid Central Pier features in this lively snapshot of crowds enjoying an Edwardian summer's day at the Lancashire resort.

Mesmerising film of sea waves on the north east coast of England.

Excited crowds mill around a gorgeous Edwardian carousel where the horses are chickens.

There's a grand turn-out in the streets of Leeds to support the Lifeboat fundraiser.

Jolly japes and jumping in the lake - it's the water carnival in Leeds on Lifeboat Day.

Some splendid floats - and two lifeboats - parade through the streets of Leeds to raise funds for the lifeboat service.