1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
![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](https://hoppyx.com/wp-content/uploads/Foundations-677-4A-550x550.jpg)
19601960sB+Wblack and whiteBlakey Morrisbrickscloseddecorationdecoratorsderelictionelderlymanpaintpost-warpovertyrubbishrubblesouth LondonSwinging Sixtieswallpapers
![An elderly man sorts through rubbish in front of the Blakey Morris Wallpapers and Paints factory in south London, circa 1960](https://hoppyx.com/wp-content/uploads/BlakeyMorris-45-20A-550x550.jpg)
19601960sB+Wblack and whitebomb damagebricksbuilding siteconstructionderelictiondevastationElephant and CastleimprovementLondon County Councilmachineryplanningpost-warpovertyrubbishrubblesignsouth LondonSwinging Sixties
![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](https://hoppyx.com/wp-content/uploads/LCCimprovement-45-22A-550x550.jpg)