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1960s1964advertisingB+Wblack and whitecheapcigarettecoatcoldConservative PartycrowdeddilapidateddogelectionelectioneeringexteriorGeneral ElectiongirlGreat London PridehousingLondonLondon PrideNo Through RoadOctoberpoorpost-warposterpovertyroad signsmokingstreetSwinging Sixtiesterracetoddlerurbanurinatingwomanworking class
On a terraced London street a woman smokes, next to a young girl who stands under a street sign proclaiming 'no through road'. The woman watches as her dog urinates on a large, partly obscured political poster that states 'Take Great London Pride with The Conservative Party', prior to the October 1964 general election

London Pride

On a terraced London street a woman smokes, next to a young girl who stands under a street sign proclaiming 'no through road'. The woman watches as her dog urinates on a large, partly obscured political poster that states 'Take Great London Pride with The Conservative Party', prior to the October 1964 general election Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964advertisingB+Wblack and whitecheapcigarettecoatcoldConservative PartycrowdeddilapidateddogelectionelectioneeringexteriorGeneral ElectiongirlGreat London PridehousingLondonLondon PrideNo Through RoadOctoberpoorpost-warposterpovertyroad signsmokingstreetSwinging Sixtiesterracetoddlerurbanurinatingwomanworking class
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+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
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
1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedironingironing boardlaundryLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabardtabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwashing linewomanworking class
A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964

Bedsitter 2

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedironingironing boardlaundryLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabardtabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwashing linewomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964

Bedsitter

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedsitterblack and whitecheapchildrencoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidatedgirlhousinginterioriron-framedLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsingle bedstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wballblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryleisureLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanttenementurbanwalkwaywomanworking class
A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964

Walkway Play

A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964B+Wballblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryleisureLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanttenementurbanwalkwaywomanworking class
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
1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonpramrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanturbanwalkwaywomanworking class
A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964

Streets in the Sky

A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteblock of flatschildrenclothes lineEast EndexteriorfamilyhomeshousinglaundryLondonPeabodyplayingpost-war Londonpramrailingsrentingsocial housingstreets in the skySwinging Sixtiestenanturbanwalkwaywomanworking class
1960s1964B+WB+Wpost-warblack and whiteboyscheapcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnerHarrow RoadhousingkitchenLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsinkstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Kitchen Table

A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+WB+Wpost-warblack and whiteboyscheapcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnerHarrow RoadhousingkitchenLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingsinkstruggleSwinging Sixtiestabletenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964apronB+Wblack and whiteboycheapchildcoal firecoldcrampedcrowdeddamageddampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingkitchenlinoleumLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Linoleum

A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964apronB+Wblack and whiteboycheapchildcoal firecoldcrampedcrowdeddamageddampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingkitchenlinoleumLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenanttoddleruncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
1960s1964B+Wbedroombicycleblack and whiteboyscheapclothescoldcrampedcrowdedcurtainsdampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingLondonmanmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertypramprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwindowworking class
A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964

Cramped Bedroom

A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbedroombicycleblack and whiteboyscheapclothescoldcrampedcrowdedcurtainsdampdilapidatedHarrow RoadhousingLondonmanmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertypramprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwindowworking class
1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Bedsit Dinner

A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wbed-sitting roombedsitblack and whitecheapcoatcoldcrampedcrowdeddampdilapidateddinnereatinghousingHP sauceLondonmiddle-agedpoorpost-warpovertyprecariousrentingstruggleSwinging Sixtiestenantuncomfortableurbanwomanworking class
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
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboysbrickchildrendensityderelictionhousingLambethleisureoutsidepost-warpovertysouth LondonstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwalkworking classyouths
Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961

Lambeth Walk

Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboysbrickchildrendensityderelictionhousingLambethleisureoutsidepost-warpovertysouth LondonstreetsuitsSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwalkworking classyouths
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
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboyschildrenderelictiondestructionEast LondonEbenezer StreetganghousingHoxtonimaginationleisureN1outsideplaypost-warrubbleshortssportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961

Kid’s Cricket

Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteboyschildrenderelictiondestructionEast LondonEbenezer StreetganghousingHoxtonimaginationleisureN1outsideplaypost-warrubbleshortssportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanworking class
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
1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteblockadeboyschildrenderelictiondestructionganggirlshousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubbleSecond World WarsportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwarworking classWW2
A group of children play in a London street which still has a blockade left over from the Second World War; one girl is wearing her mother’s fancy shoes, 10 April 1961

Mum’s Shoes

A group of children play in a London street which still has a blockade left over from the Second World War; one girl is wearing her mother’s fancy shoes, 10 April 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961activityB+Wblack and whiteblockadeboyschildrenderelictiondestructionganggirlshousingimaginationleisureLondonoutsideplaypost-warrubbleSecond World WarsportstreetSwinging Sixtiesterraceurbanwarworking classWW2
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
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
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoldcrowddemonstrationdeprivationfreezinghousinglandlordLondonmegaphoneplacardpolitics and protestpovertyprotestorsracketeer landlordsslumSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinter
A man stands on a step-ladder and addresses a crowd through a megaphone, during a housing demonstration against racketeer landlords in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, London, in the freezing winter of 1963. One demonstrator holds a sign saying 'Take Over Slum And Racketeer Houses'

Take Over

A man stands on a step-ladder and addresses a crowd through a megaphone, during a housing demonstration against racketeer landlords in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, London, in the freezing winter of 1963. One demonstrator holds a sign saying 'Take Over Slum And Racketeer Houses' Gallery: Political Activism
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoldcrowddemonstrationdeprivationfreezinghousinglandlordLondonmegaphoneplacardpolitics and protestpovertyprotestorsracketeer landlordsslumSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinter
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoldcrowddemonstrationdeprivationfreezinghousinglandlordLondonmegaphoneplacardpolitics and protestpovertyprotestorsracketeer landlordsslumSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinter
A man stands on a step-ladder and addresses a crowd through a megaphone, during a housing demonstration against racketeer landlords in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, London, in the freezing winter of 1963. One demonstrator holds a sign saying 'Take Over Slum And Racketeer Houses'

Housing Demo, Southwark

A man stands on a step-ladder and addresses a crowd through a megaphone, during a housing demonstration against racketeer landlords in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, London, in the freezing winter of 1963. One demonstrator holds a sign saying 'Take Over Slum And Racketeer Houses' Gallery: Political Activism
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoldcrowddemonstrationdeprivationfreezinghousinglandlordLondonmegaphoneplacardpolitics and protestpovertyprotestorsracketeer landlordsslumSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinter
1960s1961activismactivistB+Wbabiesblack and whitecampaigncampaignerschildrenChristmasDecemberdemonstrationdemonstratorhomelessnesshousingLondonmarchmenOxford Streetpeoplepolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementrallySwinging SixtieswomenXmas
A large crowd of people, including babies, gathers in front of a Christmas tree during a demonstration against homelessness held on Oxford Street, London, during December 1961

Xmas Housing Demo

A large crowd of people, including babies, gathers in front of a Christmas tree during a demonstration against homelessness held on Oxford Street, London, during December 1961 Gallery: Political Activism
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1960s1961activismactivistB+Wbabiesblack and whitecampaigncampaignerschildrenChristmasDecemberdemonstrationdemonstratorhomelessnesshousingLondonmarchmenOxford Streetpeoplepolitical protestpoliticsprocessionprotest movementrallySwinging SixtieswomenXmas
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoatcolddemonstrationdeprivationelderlyfreezinggrannyhathousingLondonportraitspovertyprotestsnowsnowflakeSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinterwoman
An elderly woman with snowflakes on her coat is photographed during a housing demonstration in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, during the freezing winter of 1963

Elderly Lady

An elderly woman with snowflakes on her coat is photographed during a housing demonstration in Westmoreland Road, Southwark, during the freezing winter of 1963 Gallery: Portraits
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitecoatcolddemonstrationdeprivationelderlyfreezinggrannyhathousingLondonportraitspovertyprotestsnowsnowflakeSouthwarkSwinging LondonSwinging Sixtieswinterwoman
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