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A young boys reads a book as he sits on the roof of a car that has been totally stripped and left on a bomb-site. Dead tree branches and detritus cover the wheel arches of the car - all that is left of it is the metal frame. The boy concentrates on the book and holds another in his arms. in the background are several burned-out vehicles, derelict and occupied houses, East End of London circa 1964

Outdoor Learning

A young boys reads a book as he sits on the roof of a car that has been totally stripped and left on a bomb-site. Dead tree branches and detritus cover the wheel arches of the car - all that is left of it is the metal frame. The boy concentrates on the book and holds another in his arms. in the background are several burned-out vehicles, derelict and occupied houses, East End of London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb sitebookboybuildingchilddemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationleisureLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonreadingSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy is climbing out of the missing roof panel: in the background other stripped vehicles lay abandoned in front of terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses; London, circa 1964

Exit Through the Sun-Roof

Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy is climbing out of the missing roof panel: in the background other stripped vehicles lay abandoned in front of terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses; London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
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