Climbing Collection

Teddies in Space and Climbing

Pixies mining a sponge cake
Pixie Pip and Pixies mining a sponge cake

Pandas climbing a tree

Blonde woman in a tree, wearing a black bikini and matching eyepatch, with a dagger in her hand. 1980s

Funicular railway, Vesuvius, Italy

Children at play - Addison Place, London
Children playing cricket and climbing drainpipes - Addison Place, London. Date: 1956

Pencil sketches of children and dogs. 1920s

Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Two boys climbing a wall in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Teddy bears in a gymnasium
A group of teddy bears in a gymnasium, being told off by a schoolteacher teddy bear wearing glasses and carrying a cane. 20th century

Long flight of steps, Japan. circa 1890s

Viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Spectators clambering up a lamp post near Westminster Bridge in order to gain a better view of the passing procession following the wedding of Prince Albert

People climbing a pyramid, Egypt. circa 1870

Climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt
People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt. circa 1870

People climbing the Great Pyramid, Egypt

Nurses viewing the royal wedding, 1923
Nurses climbing up a tree in the Mall in a bid to have a view of the passing procession following the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York

Schoolboys in a gym at a school in Pinner
A group of schoolboys leaping about in a gym at a school for children of commercial travellers in Pinner, Middlesex. Date: 1965

Snow Babies - Hold Tight by Dorothy Wheeler
Two sweet looking snow babies, who appaer once the flakes begin to fall at night, cling to each other on a flimsy branch against the light of a large, yellow moon. c.1925

K2 Conquered
An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954

Four boys in Hampden Crescent, Paddington
Four boys playing in Hampden Crescent, off Harrow Road, Paddington, West London. One is climbing a drainpipe up to a first floor window

Little girl climbing a tree
A little girl climbing a tree in a park. She stands on a branch and has a good look around. Date: 1974

Boys in the gym at Hill House School, Kensington
A group of young boys enjoying a games session in the gymnasium at Hill House Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London. Date: 1961

Tiger attempting to reach big game hunter
A Tiger attempts to get at a big game hunter, sat rather precariously on a tree branch circa 1940s

Puppy and kitten with hammock
Puppy and kitten with a red and white striped hammock -- In for an easy time, with a bit of luck!

Two kittens in a tree

Rock climbing in Snowdonia, Wales
Two people rock climbing in Snowdonia, Wales. Date: 1963

Baby Scouts -- climbing a tree
Baby Scouts -- Why, what are all these sobs and tears about -- they said he was too young to be a scout! 1900

Woman climbing steps in the country
A blurred shot of a woman climbing some steps in a country setting

Dramatic escape from sinking ship

Bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Children play in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Children on railings, Harrow Road area
Three boys play on the railings outside a house in the Harrow Road area, Paddington, West London. A girl watches them disdainfully. Date: 1957

Gymnastics at Fairlawn School, London
Children doing gymnastics in the gymnasium at Fairlawn School, south London. Date: 1963

Children playing at Leighton Buzzard
A group of children playing on a climbing frame and swings at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. Date: 1970

Children on a climbing frame, Sheffield
A group of children playing on a climbing frame, on the Hyde Park Estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. An old lady in her pinafore and cardigan leans against the frame. Date: 1966

Children in a Pimlico adventure playground
Children playing in an adventure playground in Pimlico, London. Date: 1958

Jack and the Beanstalk -- a cat version. late 19th century

Sheffield Kids 1966
A group of working class children playing on a climbing frame, on the Hyde Park Estate in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: 1966

Tortoise & Rope Edging
A tortoise climbing over some rope edging onto a lawn. Date: early 1930s

Climbing over a Wall
A man helps a woman up onto a wall. Date: late 1960s

Klausen Motor Racing
A poster for the Motor Racing events at Klausen, Switzerland on 22nd and 23rd August 1925 for Cars and motorcycles Date: 1925

Boys riding on top of a car - Paris
A gang of young teenage boys riding on top of a car, while others use it as a source propulsion as they stand on their skateboards, holding onto the side of the vehicle - close to the Eiffel Tower

A young boy at the seaside
A young boy climbing the wooden steps up from the beach to the seafront. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1930

Two little girls playing on a climbing frame in a back garden. Date: 1969

Little girl climbing a ladder in the garden
A little girl climbing a ladder in the garden. Date: 1968

Street Games
Children climbing a lamp post and standing on the back bumper of a vehicle on Clarendon Crescent (off Harrow Road), London. Date: 1959

Rock Climber
Rock climbing. Date: 1960s

TMB poster design for Mont Blanc climbing expeditions, showing two climbers above a tramway line. The Tramway du Mont Blanc takes visitors partway up the mountain

Father Christmas delivering presents down chimney circa late 19th century

Two children play on a fence - Devon
Two young children climb up, and lean over, a fence leading into a large field, Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1920s

Poster for Ovo Sports Food
Advertising poster for Ovo Sport, a special food developed to provide nourishment during sport and training. The tagline claims Instant Fortification

Girls Gym Display
Schoolgirls, pupils of Nita Henson, put on a formal gymnasium display on a rib stall climbing frame. Children exercising at school, PE lesson, keep fit class, Date: early 1930s

Estate Stairwell, 1966
A mother and daughter climb the imposing and numerous stairs of the Hyde Park Estate building in Sheffield Date: 1966

West Indian Man in London
London - West Indian man in Golborne Road, North Kensington, London. 1961

Glasgow Children / Tanker
A group of Glasgow children play in the street, riding their bicycles and climbing on a parked tanker Date: 1958

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