#Barbados Landship

The Barbados Landship plaiting the maypole at far right is Lord High Admiral Vernon Watson, in front of him is Captain Elton Greaves.

Landship members, accompanied by a tuk band (at far right) performing on the night that Barbados gained independence, 30 November 1966.

The Barbados Landship performing its naval manoeuvres.

The Barbados Landship performing the maypole in theCity of Bridgetown as seen in this 35th anniversarycommemorative stamp.

Plantation Fair at the Crop Over festival. An enthusiastic audience looks on as the masked Donkey Man and masked Mother Sally dance to the music of the Bum Drum band.

Special Issue of commemorative stamps for the 1975 Crop Over Festival. This shows a Landship crew dancing the maypole to the music of the Landship tuk band.

Mr. Harding burns at the end of the Crop Over festival.

A village band at Foul Bay, near Crane Beach, on the south-east coast of Barbados. Photo: Central Office of Information, March 1955. Crown copyright reserved, courtesy of The National Archives, UK.

Villagers in an open space/pasture being entertained by a masked stilt walker and band and a lady dancing to the music,1880s.