Speaker’s Corner

A man in a patterned jumper stands on a soapbox and gestures emphatically at the sky, watched by a small crowd that includes a well-dressed man in a wheelchair. Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London, 1964 Gallery: Political Activism

South Bank Lunch Break

Five workmen relax on the grass and look at a pavilion on the Southbank, London, during a sculpture exhibition, circa 1961 Gallery: Working Life

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Southbank Sculpture

A wooden sculpture in front of a fence, during an exhibition on the Southbank, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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1960s 1961 arts and culture B+W black and white exhibit exhibition exterior fence hoarding London outside River Thames rooftops sculpture Southbank Swinging Sixties venue wood

1960s 1961 arts and culture B+W black and white engraving exhibit exhibition exterior London men metal outside sculpture Southbank stone Swinging Sixties venue woman

Southbank Show

Two men and a woman look at an artwork during a sculpture exhibition on the Southbank, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Arts and Culture

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Kids Play 2

Framed by a door window, a gang of small boys play near an abandoned car and build a bonfire on a patch of waste ground in Kingston, West London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

Kids Play 1

Four small boys play on a piece of waste ground surrounded by new-build blocks of flats, London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston Kids

Two boys sit on a metal frame in an area of waste ground behind some houses in Kingston, West London, circa 1961. One boy waers a suit jacket, long trousers and shell-toe trainers; the other wears a jumper, shorts and wellington boots Gallery: Portraits

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Adam Ritchie

Photographer Adam Ritchie sits cross-legged on the grass and holds a cigarette, backstage during the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, July 1965 Gallery: writings

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1960s 1961 activity B+W black and white bomb boy children church clearing destruction gang group imagination leisure Notting Hill outside play post-war rubble site street Swinging Sixties urban wall West London

Boy On Wall 1

A small boy lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background Gallery: Portraits

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Winter Coat Queue

A crowd of people in winter coats queue on a sunny pavement outside a shop in London, February 1960 Gallery: Leisure

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1960 1960s activity B+W bags black and white building coats February group hats leisure men outside queue shop street styles sunny Swinging Sixties urban wait winter women

1960s 1961 activity B+W black and white bomb boys children clearing crater destruction gang group imagination joy laughter leisure Notting Hill outside play post-war rubble site street Swinging Sixties urban West London

Bomn Site Kids 3

Five small boys clamber up the sides of a West London Second World War bomb crater, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses can be seen in the background, probably in Notting Hill Gallery: Leisure

Track Work

A man in working class clothes operates a jack-hammer on the track at a railway station. He is being observed by men and boys in middle class clothing as they stand on the station platform in front of a tobacconist's shop, circa 1960 Gallery: Working Life

Grafting

Three men co-operate to turn a huge cog-wheel on some track machinery in a railway station, circa 1960 Gallery: Working Life

Speaker’s Corner Male

A black male with paint on his face and a Bible in his right hand addresses the crowd at Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure

1960s 1961 activity B+W black and white bomb boys children clearing destruction gang group imagination joy laughter leisure Notting Hill outside play post-war rubble site street Swinging Sixties urban West London

Bomb Site Kids 2

Four small boys laugh as they throw rocks across a post-war West London bomb site, circa 1961. An entire side of a street has been demolished, leaving a large play area Gallery: Leisure

1960s 1961 activity B+W black and white bomb boys children clearing destruction gang group imagination leisure Notting Hill outside play post-war rubble site street Swinging Sixties urban West London

Bomb Site Kids 1

Five boys play in the rubble of a West London post-war bomb site, circa 1961. One boy holds a stick and looks to camera Gallery: Leisure

Platform performance

A small orchestral band with a conductor plays on a train station concourse in front of crowds of passengers, including school children, circa 1960 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

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Wheelbarrow siesta

Two young boys sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962 Gallery: Leisure

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Swing girl

A young girl on a swing flies high in front of a new-build council estate in London Gallery: Leisure

Speaker’s Corner

A man wearing a sign stating Dread God holds a crucifix with a clipboard attached in one hand and his hat in the other hand as he orates at SpeakerÕs Corner, Hyde Park, London Gallery: Leisure

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Soldier pigeon

A member of the Canadian Armed Forces in Europe feeds pigeons in Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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

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Park play

Children and adults crowd around a large tableau in a marquee during the Festival of Labour in Battersea Park Gallery: Leisure

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Kingston nap

An elderly man snoozes whilst a younger man reads on a bench in Kingston, west London, circa 1961 Gallery: Leisure

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Kids play

Children play on a cleared bomb site and hold up a sign from a shop marked Under Personal Supervision on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London Gallery: Leisure

A country wedding

A male guest in top hat and tails accompanies two female guests wearing hats as they arrive at the church for a country wedding Gallery: Leisure