https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1984

no.171

Biggar Bank on Whit Monday

20 May 1907

Immense crowd, hardly any space, all in posh clothes and virtually all wearing some sort of headgear. Many are looking at the camera. Some leaning on white railing alongside the road. Photograph taken from the Pierrot stage in 170.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1984

no.171

Biggar Bank on Whit Monday

20 May 1907

Immense crowd, hardly any space, all in posh clothes and virtually all wearing some sort of headgear. Many are looking at the camera. Some leaning on white railing alongside the road. Photograph taken from the Pierrot stage in 170.

Location: Biggar Bank, Walney South, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/125
Sankey Number: 171

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Album Number: Album 01 1-333

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Sankey Number Image Title Location Image Taken Description
169 On Biggar Bank, Walney island, Aug 17/08. 1 Families on grass above the shingle
170    Biggar Bank on Whit M Huge crowd, children foreground, pierrot show behind
171    Biggar Bank on Whit Monday Huge crowd looking across to white railing
172 Biggar Bank Families on grass above the shingle
173    On Biggar Bank, Walney Island, Aug 17/08. 2 Crowd of children and adults, swings behind
174    The Swings, Biggar Bank, Walney Island Chidren at the swings, large house in far background
175 On Biggar Bank, Walney Island, Aug 17/08. 6 Children posed in group, parents and prams
176 Whit Monday on Biggar Bank Huge crowd looking towards camera