THESE fascinating snaps from UK photographer Homer Sykes show how Brits have been celebrating Pancake Day through the ages. His retrospective book, ‘Once A Year’ shares Pancake Day traditions including Shrove Tide football in Derbys, Hare Pie Scrambling in Leics and the ringing of the Pancake Bell in Scarbs. We pay for your stories! […]
THESE fascinating snaps from UK photographer Homer Sykes show how Brits have been celebrating Pancake Day through the ages.
His retrospective book, ‘Once A Year’ shares Pancake Day traditions including Shrove Tide football in Derbys, Hare Pie Scrambling in Leics and the ringing of the Pancake Bell in Scarbs.
Homer Sykes Head Chef Sam Sellars tosses a pancake as boys at Westminster School scramble for a piece, 1976.[/caption]
An annual Royal Shrovetide Football match at Ashbourne, Derbys, 1974. Ashbourne resident, Mr Don Lowndes, is carried through town by John Mansfield and Colin LeGrice.Homer Sykes
Anthony Norman runs centre with the bottle before scoring a goal in Hallaton, Leics, 1973, as the village celebrates the annual Easter Monday Bottle Kicking and Hare Pie Scrambling event.Homer Sykes
Two bell ringers at the Bell Ringers Feast, in St Mary’s Church in Twyford, Hampshire, 1975.Homer Sykes
Homer Sykes Marblers and Stonecutters of the Isle of Purbeck, 1975, kick a football each year from the village of Owre Quay three miles away to keep right of way where the old quarried stone was transported.[/caption]
A man rings The Pancake Bell in Scarborough’s town museum at noon to signal the time to start frying pancakes.Homer Sykes
A group of women enjoy Shrove Tuesday Skipping in Scarborough, 1974.Homer Sykes
Teenagers pictured on Shrove Tuesday at the beach in Scarborough, as boys catch girls and throw them into the sea, 1970’s.Homer Sykes Copyright
Royal Shrovetide Football at Ashbourne, Derbys – a kind of Rugby with few rules which has died out in many parts of Britain.Homer Sykes
Hurling the Silver Ball in St Columb, Cornwall, England 1974. A team of Townsmen and a team of Countrymen play every year on Shrove Tuesday.Homer Sykes
Homer Sykes The Tichborne Dole in Tichborne, Hampshire, 1974 – The annual dole of flour, is blessed by the family priest on Lady Day before being distributed by Mr Jonkheer, John Loudon and a family retainer.[/caption]
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Shrove Tuesday Skipping in Scarborough,1974Homer Sykes
A man throws out sweets at the start of the custom Cheese Rolling in Birdlip, Glos, 1975.Homer Sykes
Residents seen ‘Hurling the Silver Ball’ in St Columb Cornwall England 1974.Homer Sykes
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