Bomb 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

Boy on Wall

An example of an Edition Print of a small boy who 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. The print is authenticated by the Estate of the photographer, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, and features an embossed recto Estate authentication edition stamp in the bottom left corner inside the white border and an archivally-stable inked verso stamp containing the full edition and authentication details on the reverse. The print is available in three sizes and an edition of #20. Gallery: Edition Prints

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Blakey Morris

An elderly man sorts through rubbish in front of the Blakey Morris Wallpapers and Paints factory in south London, circa 1960 Gallery: Post-War London

LCC Improvement

A row of derelict buildings with smashed windows stands behind a rubble-filled construction site: in the foreground a sign states ‘L.C.C ELEPHANT AND CASTLE IMPROVEMENT’, LONDON CIRCA 1960 Gallery: Post-War London

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

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

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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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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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