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1960s1964apartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingbystandersconcerndangerdangerousextendableextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester TerracehelmetskerbladderLondononlookerspavementresidentialroadSixtiessmokespectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2watchingwheelsworking life
Five firemen brace a wheeled extendable ladder against the kerb as a fire rages within a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964. Smoke fills the scene and bystanders watch from a distance in the background

Five Firemen

Five firemen brace a wheeled extendable ladder against the kerb as a fire rages within a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964. Smoke fills the scene and bystanders watch from a distance in the background Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1964apartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingbystandersconcerndangerdangerousextendableextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester TerracehelmetskerbladderLondononlookerspavementresidentialroadSixtiessmokespectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2watchingwheelsworking life
1960s1964apartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingclimbclimbingdangerdangerousextendableextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester Terracehelmetshose pipekerbladderLondonpavementresidentialroadsilhouetteSixtiessmokestreetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2waterwheelsworking life
Silhouetted against the streetlight, a fireman climbs an extendable ladder as a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2 blazes, smoke fills the air and water hoses curl across the pavement below, London circa 1964

Silhouette

Silhouetted against the streetlight, a fireman climbs an extendable ladder as a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2 blazes, smoke fills the air and water hoses curl across the pavement below, London circa 1964 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1964apartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingclimbclimbingdangerdangerousextendableextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester Terracehelmetshose pipekerbladderLondonpavementresidentialroadsilhouetteSixtiessmokestreetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2waterwheelsworking life
1960s1964afternoonapartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingControl BoarddangerdangerousextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester TerracehelmetskerbLondonpavementplanresidentialroadSixtiessmokestage 2streetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2working life
Smoke fills the scene as two firemen fill out a Stage 2 Control Board at 5.20pm during a fire in a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964

Control Board

Smoke fills the scene as two firemen fill out a Stage 2 Control Board at 5.20pm during a fire in a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1964afternoonapartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingControl BoarddangerdangerousextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester TerracehelmetskerbLondonpavementplanresidentialroadSixtiessmokestage 2streetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2working life
1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
A man sweeps up debris in the foreground as collapsed scaffolding covers a Willment flat-bed truck during construction of a building on a London street. People crowd the doorway of a shop in the background, circa 1964

Collapsed Scaffolding

A man sweeps up debris in the foreground as collapsed scaffolding covers a Willment flat-bed truck during construction of a building on a London street. People crowd the doorway of a shop in the background, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
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
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboyschildrendamagedangerousdebrisderelictiondestructionhousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubblesportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961

Treasure Hunt

Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboyschildrendamagedangerousdebrisderelictiondestructionhousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubblesportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
1960s1961B+WB+Wpost-warBermondseyblack and whitebomb damagebuildingdamageddangerousdeathderelictderelictiondestructionF A Albin and SonsfuneralsLondonoutsidepost-warSwinging Sixtiesundertakers
The premises of F. A. Albin and Sons, Undertakers, can be seen behind a destroyed building in Bermondsey, south London, 10 April 1961

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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1960s1961B+WB+Wpost-warBermondseyblack and whitebomb damagebuildingdamageddangerousdeathderelictderelictiondestructionF A Albin and SonsfuneralsLondonoutsidepost-warSwinging Sixtiesundertakers
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