This is just a selection of the annual town and country customs, doles and charities and traditional events that I have in my archive. Please get in touch if there is something you want to look at, but can not see easily. Or is not visible in a search.

• BOARS HEAD PARADE CITY of LONDON 8 images

• OLD MAN'S DAY BRAUGHING HERTFORDSHIRE 9 images

• EDGMOND CHURCH CLIPPING CEREMONY... 6 images

• NESTON FEMALE FRIENDLY SOCIETY CHESHIRE 10 images

• WELL DRESSING BISLEY GLOUCESTERSHIRE 7 images

• BARMOTE COURT WIRKSWORTH DERBYSHIRE 14 images

• MAYORING CEREMONY WINCHELSEA EAST SUSSEX 10 images

• OVERTON MUMMERS BOXING DAY FOLK PLAY... 12 images

• WATCHET COURT LEET SOMERSET 5 images

• ST EDITHS HOLY WELL DRESSING KEMSING... 10 images

• ST BENET'S ABBEY PILGRIMAGE NORFOLK UK 14 images

• THE STOWEY FEMALE FRIENDLY SOCIETY... 13 images

• ASKRIGG FRIENDLY SOCIETY YORKSHIRE 10 images

• CHARLTON-on-OTMOOR MAY DAY GARLANDS 15 images

• HOODEN HORSE EAST KENT MORRIS DANCERS 10 images

• MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS OXFORD UK 7 images

• EASTER GOOD FRIDAY PASSION PLAY LONDON 7 images

• SADDLEWORTH RUSHCART YORKSHIRE UK 14 images

• JOHN STOW QUILL CEREMONY ST ANDREWS... 5 images

• BEATING THE BOUNDS ASCENSION DAY... 15 images

• DRUIDS CEREMONY LONDON SPRING AUTUMN... 23 images

• HUNTING THE EARL OF RONE COMBE MARTIN... 14 images

• TOWN CRIERS CHAMPIONSHIP HASTINGS... 17 images

• CHARLES DICKENS FESTIVAL ROCHESTER... 11 images

• HENLEY ROYAL ROWING REGATTA ENGLAND 24 images

• WAYFARERS DOLE HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS,... 7 images

• PALM SUNDAY EASTER WEEK ENGLAND LONDON 10 images

• GYPSY ANNUAL HORSE FAIR WICKHAM... 26 images

• BRIGG GYPSY HORSE FAIR LINCOLNSHIRE... 13 images

• HOLYWELL ST WINEFRIDES FEAST DAY WALES 20 images

• SHROVE TUESDAY TRADITIONAL FOOTBALL... 11 images

• DRUIDS and BARDS CORNWALL WALES... 22 images

• BACUP COCONUT DANCERS 7 images

• MAYOR OF OCK STREET ABINGDON... 4 images

• ASHBOURNE DERBYSHIRE SHROVE TUESDAY... 4 images

• SKIPPING SCARBOROUGH SHROVE TUESDAY... 6 images

• BRAW LADS RIDING THE BOUNDS GALASHIELS 8 images

• UP HELLY AA SHETLANDS SCOTLAND 12 images

• MINEHEAD HOBBY HORSE SOMERSET MAY DAY 11 images

• ABBOTS BROMLY HORN DANCE STAFFORDSHIRE 11 images

• CASTLETON GARLAND DAY DERBYSHIRE UK 7 images

• HORSEMANS SUNDAY HYDE PARK LONDON UK 10 images

• THAXTED MORRIS DANCERS ESSEX UK 21 images

• GOOD FRIDAY SKIPPING MORRIS DANCING UK 13 images

• CHRISTMAS MUMMERS PLAYS IN ENGLAND 25 images

• PRIDDY SHEEP and HORSE FAIR MENDIP... 19 images

• BRADWELL on SEA ESSEX PILGRIMAGE ENGLAND 14 images

• OXFORD UNIVERSITY EIGHTS WEEK STUDENT... 13 images

• LICHFIELD BOWER AND COURT OF ARRAYE,... 13 images

• SWAN UPPING RIVER THAMES STOCK PHOTOS... 16 images

• WHITSTABLE OYSTER FESTIVAL KENT STOCK... 22 images

• EGTON BRIDGE GOOSEBERRY SHOW STOCK... 11 images

• WAKEFIELD AND NORTH OF ENGLAND TULIP... 16 images

• MISTLETOE & HOLLY AUCTION TENBURY... 12 images

• TICHBOURNE DOLE HAMPSHIRE STOCK... 7 images

• LORD CHANCELLORS BREAKFAST LONDON... 15 images

• HORSE RACING ASCOT RACES and THE DERBY 47 images

• BAMPTON MUMMERS MUMMING PLAY STOCK... 10 images

• STILTON CHEESE ROLLING STOCK... 9 images

• DUNMOW FLITCH TRIAL GREAT DUNMOW... 9 images

• KIRKBY MALZEARD LONGSWORD SWORD DANCE... 3 images

• BLESSING THE THROATS SERVICE CEREMONY... 4 images

• MARSHFIELD PAPERBOYS MUMMERS STOCK... 12 images

• BIDDENDEN DOLE KENT 9 images

• EASTER GOOD FRIDAY THE WIDOWS SON... 8 images

• EASTER GOOD FRIDAY HOT CROSS BUNS BUN... 7 images

• STRAW BEAR FESTIVAL WHITTLESEA... 10 images

• RIPON SWORD DANCE PLAY PERFORMANCE... 9 images

• LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS LONDON UK 22 images

• OLD LADIES OF CASTLE RISING NORFOLK UK 14 images

• WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE NORFOLK... 16 images

• HAY on WYE BOOK FESTIVAL STOCK... 26 images

• DERBYSHIRE FOLKLORE and VILLAGE CUSTOMS 53 images

• CHELSEA PENSIONERS FOUNDERS DAY LONDON 19 images

• DICING FOR MAIDS MONEY GUILDFORD 2 images

• VIRGINS CROWN GARLANDS ABBOTS ANN... 4 images

• KILBURN FEAST YORKSHIRE 9 images

• MARBLES COMPETITION TINSLEY GREEN... 10 images

• UNCLE TOM COBLEY WIDECOMBE FAIR... 13 images

• PILGRIMAGE PADLEY MARTYRS 11 images

• EBERNOE HORN FAIR WEST SUSSEX 22 images

• MAYOR OF TROUTBECK HUNT DAY CUMBRIA 14 images

• KIPLINGCOTES DERBY YORKSHIRE 11 images

• RUSHBEARING CHURCH SERVICE... 15 images

• BLESSING THE SEA MARGATE KENT UK 7 images

• St BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL BUN RACE... 20 images

• STRAW JACK CARSHALTON SURREY 20 images

• GOOD FRIDAY WALK OF WITNESS CROWLAND... 11 images

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