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Second World War

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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

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
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebomb damageboyschildrenconstructioncontemporarydestroyeddestructionfacadeHarrow Roadhigh-risehistoricLondonpassengerpavementpost-warreconstructionrenewalresidentialriderroadscooterSecond World WarshopssignageSwinging Sixtiestower blockwalkingWatesWW2
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A young boys reads a book as he sits on the roof of a car that has been totally stripped and left on a bomb-site. Dead tree branches and detritus cover the wheel arches of the car - all that is left of it is the metal frame. The boy concentrates on the book and holds another in his arms. in the background are several burned-out vehicles, derelict and occupied houses, East End of London circa 1964

Outdoor Learning

A young boys reads a book as he sits on the roof of a car that has been totally stripped and left on a bomb-site. Dead tree branches and detritus cover the wheel arches of the car - all that is left of it is the metal frame. The boy concentrates on the book and holds another in his arms. in the background are several burned-out vehicles, derelict and occupied houses, East End of London circa 1964 Gallery: Leisure
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1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy is climbing out of the missing roof panel: in the background other stripped vehicles lay abandoned in front of terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses; London, circa 1964

Exit Through the Sun-Roof

Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy is climbing out of the missing roof panel: in the background other stripped vehicles lay abandoned in front of terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses; London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
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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
1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whiteblocksbomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndflatshomesimaginationLondonlow-risemotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy stares out of the missing rear window at the viewer: in the background boarded up and empty terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses sit beside new low-rise blocks of flats; London, circa 1964

Rear Window

Two young boys play in an abandoned and gutted motor car on a demolition site in London’s East End. One boy stares out of the missing rear window at the viewer: in the background boarded up and empty terraces of WWII bomb-damaged houses sit beside new low-rise blocks of flats; London, circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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