Facade Only

A new hi-rise residential tower block constructed by Wates can be seen behind bomb-damaged shops on the Harrow Road. All that is left of the shops are the façades and the signage. Two young boys walk on the pavement in the foreground and a person on a scooter rides past, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

LCC Improvement

A row of derelict buildings with smashed windows stands behind a rubble-filled construction site: in the foreground a sign states ‘L.C.C ELEPHANT AND CASTLE IMPROVEMENT’, LONDON CIRCA 1960 Gallery: Post-War London

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Harrow Road

An aerial view of Harrow Road, including tenement buildings, an undeveloped bomb-site and several churches in the background, London 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

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F A Albin and Sons

The premises of F. A. Albin and Sons, Undertakers, can be seen behind a destroyed building in Bermondsey, south London, 10 April 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

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Catholic Priest

A Catholic priest wearing a black biretta talks to an elderly man wearing a flat cap in a bombed-out street in the East End of London: in the background is a GB Hicks Ltd. lorry Gallery: Working Life