FROM THE HIP – Photographs by JOHN ‘HOPPY’ HOPKINS 1960-66

Three copies of the book FROM THE HIP - Photographs by JOHN 'HOPPY' HOPKINS 1960-66 on a white background. The front and back covers are visible on two of the books standing upright, and an open copy of the book in the foreground features images of three of the Beatles on one page and John Lennon on the other. Gallery:

Stylish Shopper

On Regent Street a stylishly dressed woman stands with three children, including a sleeping toddler in a pushchair: her two other children look at the camera as they hold on to the pushchair. Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement and Routemaster double-decker buses, including route 13 to London Bridge, travel under festive decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Route 13 Passengers

Two women wait to disembark an open-platform number 13 Routemaster double-decker bus as it travels south along Regent Street, past pedestrians, Christmas festive street decorations, a Meredew Furniture van, motor cars and taxi-cabs; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Beehive Girl

A woman with a beehive hair style stares at the camera as Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement along Regent Street near a gentleman’s hairdresser and a dual-screen cinema. Delivery vans, taxi-cabs and motorcyclists are stuck in a traffic jam under festive street decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Festive Regent Street

Christmas decorations on Regent Street, looking south and seen from a high viewpoint. People crowd the pavements, motor cars taxi-cabs and Routemaster double-decker buses drive north including route 15 to Ladbroke Grove, with festive decorations strung across the street; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Record Store 2

Two young men; one black and one white; stand in listening booth 27 in a record store in 1962. The white male holds a vinyl copy of Rapture by Johnny Mathis and there are several LP's on the walls surrounding them Gallery: Leisure

Record Store 1

A smartly dressed woman looks off camera as she flicks through racks containing pop music 7" vinyl records in a record store in 1962. She is surrounded by men looking through the racks of records Gallery: Leisure

Rocket Science 2

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship. The float is passing Labour Party leaders, seen from the back Gallery: Political Activism

Labour London ladies

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, two women wearing Welcome to Labour London hats stand in the crowd Gallery: Political Activism

Rocket Science

During the 1962 Festival of Labour in Battersea Park, a float takes part in a parade. The float is titled 'Designing a great future - Designing a Great Britain' and has people dressed as scientists and astronauts working at draughting tables, as well as a futuristically-styled rocket ship Gallery: Leisure