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

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

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

Smiling Crowd

A crowd of people watching firemen deal with a burning residential building smile at the spectacle as the firemen bring the situation under control, Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Facade Only

A new hi-rise residential tower block constructed by Wates can be seen behind bomb-damaged shops on the Harrow Road. All that is left of the shops are the façades and the signage. Two young boys walk on the pavement in the foreground and a person on a scooter rides past, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

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

Bystanders Watch

A crowd of onlookers watch intently as firemen deal with a burning residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Wardour Street handcart

A middle-aged man pulls a handcart into the junction of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue: the cart carries boxes of vegetables from F A Barker of Datchet. In the background people walk along Wardour Street towards Gerrard Street and vehicles wait at the traffic lights; London, circa Summer 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Stylish Shopper

On Regent Street a stylishly dressed woman stands with three children, including a sleeping toddler in a pushchair: her two other children look at the camera as they hold on to the pushchair. Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement and Routemaster double-decker buses, including route 13 to London Bridge, travel under festive decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Route 13 Passengers

Two women wait to disembark an open-platform number 13 Routemaster double-decker bus as it travels south along Regent Street, past pedestrians, Christmas festive street decorations, a Meredew Furniture van, motor cars and taxi-cabs; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Piccadilly Only

On the opening day of the Hyde Park Corner underpass three young men stand in the middle of the road as they measure out the gaps between letters before they paint filtering instructions onto the tarmac. They have yet to chalk out the letters P and I in the directive PICCADILLY ONLY: the rest has already been painted onto the road; London, October 17 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

Obsolete Road Signs

A pile of obsolete wooden directional signs for various central London locations lie on the ground in a pile at the top of Park Lane on Hyde Park Corner. In the distance a police officer directs traffic flow: London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

Traffic Jam

Old fashioned black London taxi-cans and motor cars are stuck in a traffic jam on Park Lane: in the distance there is a constructor’s hoarding for the London Hilton Hotel; London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

Chair Hire

A man removes a pile of chairs from the rear of a catering company van supplying furniture for an event in a building near Park Lane; London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London

Suitcase

A young boy and a middle-aged woman, both wearing winter clothes, walk in the road in a residential street: the woman pushes a pushchair with a suitcase inside, London circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Beehive Girl

A woman with a beehive hair style stares at the camera as Christmas shoppers crowd the pavement along Regent Street near a gentleman’s hairdresser and a dual-screen cinema. Delivery vans, taxi-cabs and motorcyclists are stuck in a traffic jam under festive street decorations; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Festive Regent Street

Christmas decorations on Regent Street, looking south and seen from a high viewpoint. People crowd the pavements, motor cars taxi-cabs and Routemaster double-decker buses drive north including route 15 to Ladbroke Grove, with festive decorations strung across the street; London, December 1961 Gallery: Post-War London

Aldgate Bus Stop

A queue of people in winter clothes start boarding a bus at a stop outside Aldgate East underground station that serves routes 10, 25 and 32 heading to Whitechapel, Mile End, Bow and Stratford. Women carry large handbags: several people stare at the camera with a weary look; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery: Post-War London

Bike Boys

Two teenage boys ride a delivery bike down a terraced residential Lambeth street: one rides the bike and the other sits inside the basket rack, London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure

Bikers 7

A motorbike rider sits on his bike at the side of the road and chats with a friend, during a meet-up of bikers on the way to the Ace Café, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 6

Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 5

Three male motorbike riders/Rockers in mid-shot, whilst taking a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 4

A female motorbike rider/Rocker sits on her bike and rests her hands on her helmet, whilst taking a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on her way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Bikers 3

Several motorbike riders/Rockers take a break on the hard shoulder of the North Circular at dusk, on their way to the Ace CafŽ, circa 1964 Gallery: Counterculture

Five Kids

Four young girls and one male toddler stand in front of a group of adults and watch as the 1962 Aldermaston to London March passes through their village. In the background of the frame other villagers can be seen standing by the roadside, waiting for the marchers to pass Gallery: CND

CND Constructive Service

Young men with a banner that says 'CND Constructive Service' dig holes in a flattened bomb site in London (probably West London/Notting Hill) and chat with onlookers, circa 1962. They are watched by several children Gallery: CND

Two Girls

Two young girls, probably sisters, stand in front of a hedge and watch as the 1962 Aldermaston to London March passes through their village. They wear similar clothes and are both wearing the same cardigan at the same time Gallery: Portraits

Poison Children

Two men carrying a banner that says 'Nuclear Tests Poison Children - Your Children' walk down a semi-rural street whilst being watched by three small boys in wellington boots, plus a mother and child. Image taken during the 1962 Aldermaston to London march Gallery: CND

Peace News reader

An older white male, weating a trilby and carrying a copy of Peace News, accompanies the 1962 Aldermaston to London march Gallery: CND

Aldermaston signpost

Demonstrators walk past a road sign to Aldermaston and local spectators during the 1963 Aldermaston to London march Gallery: CND

Aldermaston to London CND march

Aldermaston to London CND march in London streets, seen from above, circa 1960 Gallery: CND