England at Leisure

Spectators watching football at Victoria Park, London 1961 ©English Heritage.NMR 

3 April 2010 - 6 June 2010

Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP

17 July 2010 – 26 September 2010 

Saffron Walden Museum, Museum Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1JL

10 July 2010 – 12 September 2010

Reading Museum, Reading Museum Service, The Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1QH

This exhibition, using images from the recent publication 'Leisure', offers a glimpse into the world of leisure from Victorian times up to the mid 20th century showing children and adults taking a break from their working lives to enjoy themselves.