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

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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