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1960s1963B+Wblack and whiteboardsbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcraneengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
Shot from below, a labourer perches on scaffolding boards and rebars that stick out of a poured concrete column on a building site: another labourer is on a platform above him and there is a crane in the background of the shot, London circa 1963

Scaffolding Boards

Shot from below, a labourer perches on scaffolding boards and rebars that stick out of a poured concrete column on a building site: another labourer is on a platform above him and there is a crane in the background of the shot, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whiteboardsbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcraneengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963

Rebars Floor

Two labourers chat briefly whilst a third takes heavy bolt-cutters to a grid of welded steel reinforcing rods on the floor of a building being constructed in London. In the background of the image are low-rise blocks of flats and on-site cranes, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebolt cuttersbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewcranesengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963

Rebars Cage

On a building site in London a labourer in a cloth cap holds a grid of welded rebars upright in the foreground of the image whilst three men in suits confer in the background. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksrebarsregenerationscaffoldingstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963

Pouring Concrete

On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic workssmokingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
A crowd of labourers on a building site stand around and chat at the end of a working day, London circa 1963

Labourers

A crowd of labourers on a building site stand around and chat at the end of a working day, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic workssmokingstreetSwinging Sixtiesworking life
1960s1963B+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963

Labourer Chat

On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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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

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
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmachinerymanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
A man in a cloth cap and tattered suit carries a heavy sack in front of scaffolding and weighing machinery on a building site, England circa 1963

Heavy Load

A man in a cloth cap and tattered suit carries a heavy sack in front of scaffolding and weighing machinery on a building site, England circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingscloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmachinerymanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
1960s1961B+Wbenchesblack and whitebuildingsconstructiondeliveryflatshousingLondonLyons Swiss Rollsnewoutsideparkpost-warregenerationrestingspacestreetSwinging Sixtiestenementsterracedtower blocksvanvehicleVictorian
Two older men rest on benches in an open space with Victorian terraced buildings, new-build tower blocks of flats and a Lyons Swiss Rolls delivery van in the background, London 1961

Old and New 2

Two older men rest on benches in an open space with Victorian terraced buildings, new-build tower blocks of flats and a Lyons Swiss Rolls delivery van in the background, London 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961B+Wbenchesblack and whitebuildingsconstructiondeliveryflatshousingLondonLyons Swiss Rollsnewoutsideparkpost-warregenerationrestingspacestreetSwinging Sixtiestenementsterracedtower blocksvanvehicleVictorian
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationstreetSwinging Sixties
Two labourers working on a building site carry a long metal strut with a rope: one wears a boiler suit and the other is in jeans and a polo shirt. There are other labourers working behind vertical rebars in the background, London circa 1963

Labouring

Two labourers working on a building site carry a long metal strut with a rope: one wears a boiler suit and the other is in jeans and a polo shirt. There are other labourers working behind vertical rebars in the background, London circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationstreetSwinging Sixties
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebomb damagebuildingschurchesdamageddangerousderelictderelictiondestructiondilapidationHarrow RoadhousingLondonoutsidepost-warstreetSwinging Sixtiestenementsterraced
An aerial view of Harrow Road, including tenement buildings, an undeveloped bomb-site and several churches in the background, London 1961

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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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebomb damagebuildingschurchesdamageddangerousderelictderelictiondestructiondilapidationHarrow RoadhousingLondonoutsidepost-warstreetSwinging Sixtiestenementsterraced
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
A man wearing a hard hat carries a bucket as he walks through a pile of sand on a building site, with scaffolding in the background, England circa 1963

Hard Hat

A man wearing a hard hat carries a bucket as he walks through a pile of sand on a building site, with scaffolding in the background, England circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingstreetSwinging Sixties
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuilding sitebuildingsconstructionCromwell RoadengineeringHammersmith FlyoverhousingimprovementLondon County CouncilMarples Ridgewaynewoutsideplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationroadssignstreetSwinging SixtiesvehiclesWest London
A view from on top of the partly-built Cromwell Road extension of the Hammersmith flyover as it is under construction by Marples Ridgeway, London 1961

Hammersmith Flyover

A view from on top of the partly-built Cromwell Road extension of the Hammersmith flyover as it is under construction by Marples Ridgeway, London 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuilding sitebuildingsconstructionCromwell RoadengineeringHammersmith FlyoverhousingimprovementLondon County CouncilMarples Ridgewaynewoutsideplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationroadssignstreetSwinging SixtiesvehiclesWest London
1960s1961accessB+Wblack and whitebuildingscargocommoditiesdesertedDocklandsglobalindustrialindustryLondonoutsidepost-warstreetSwinging Sixtiestradewalkwayswarehousewharfwharvesworking
A deserted street in London’s Docklands area: metal walkways above ground link industrial warehouse buildings along the river Thames, London circa 1961

Docklands Street

A deserted street in London’s Docklands area: metal walkways above ground link industrial warehouse buildings along the river Thames, London circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961accessB+Wblack and whitebuildingscargocommoditiesdesertedDocklandsglobalindustrialindustryLondonoutsidepost-warstreetSwinging Sixtiestradewalkwayswarehousewharfwharvesworking
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationstreetSwinging Sixties
Men in hard hats and cloth caps labour on a building site, overseen by two men in suits and ties, London circa 1963

Building Site

Men in hard hats and cloth caps labour on a building site, overseen by two men in suits and ties, London circa 1963 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonmanagementnewon-siteoutsidephysicalplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationstreetSwinging Sixties
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuildingsbusCanadianCanadian Armed ForceschildrendemobbedfeedflockleisureLondonmanoutsidepigeonsrelaxrelaxingsoldierSwinging SixtiesTrafalgar SquareurbanWhitehall
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe feeds pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1961

Soldier pigeon

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe feeds pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuildingsbusCanadianCanadian Armed ForceschildrendemobbedfeedflockleisureLondonmanoutsidepigeonsrelaxrelaxingsoldierSwinging SixtiesTrafalgar SquareurbanWhitehall
1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963

Colliery steps

Miners ascend a staircase outside the coal face in the mining village of Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland: there is a miner in the forground and three of his colleagues further down the steps. The colliery buildings can be seen in the background, as well as fields and trees: image circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960sarduousB+Wblack and whiteblue collarbuildingscoalcollieryequipmentfieldsFifeKinglassiemalemineminersmineshaftoverallspitpressScotlandseamshedSixtiesslagstairsSwinging Sixtiestraditionalwhite collarworkerworking life
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