Foundations

On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life

1960 1960s B+W black and white Blakey Morris bricks closed decoration decorators dereliction elderly man paint post-war poverty rubbish rubble south London Swinging Sixties wallpapers

Blakey Morris

An elderly man sorts through rubbish in front of the Blakey Morris Wallpapers and Paints factory in south London, circa 1960 Gallery: Post-War London

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1960 1960s B+W black and white Blakey Morris bricks closed decoration decorators dereliction elderly man paint post-war poverty rubbish rubble south London Swinging Sixties wallpapers

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