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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebomb damageboyschildrenconstructioncontemporarydestroyeddestructionfacadeHarrow Roadhigh-risehistoricLondonpassengerpavementpost-warreconstructionrenewalresidentialriderroadscooterSecond World WarshopssignageSwinging Sixtiestower blockwalkingWatesWW2
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
1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
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

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
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whiteboardsbroombuilding sitebystanderscollapsedconstructioncrusheddangerousdebrisexteriorflat-bedLondonlorrymanmaterialsonlookersopticiansoutsidepavementpeoplepolespost-war LondonresidentialroadscaffoldingshopsspectatorsstreetsweepingSwinging SixtiestruckwatchingWillment
17 October 19621960s1962B+WB+Wpost-war Londonblack and whitechalkcivil engineeringcivil engineersdirectionsfilteringHyde Park CornerinaugurationinstructionsletteringLondonmarkingmenopeningpaintpedestriansPiccadillyPICCADILLY ONLYpost-war Londonroadroad markingsshopssignstreetSwinging SixtiestarmacunderpassW1Westminsterwhite
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

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
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17 October 19621960s1962B+WB+Wpost-war Londonblack and whitechalkcivil engineeringcivil engineersdirectionsfilteringHyde Park CornerinaugurationinstructionsletteringLondonmarkingmenopeningpaintpedestriansPiccadillyPICCADILLY ONLYpost-war Londonroadroad markingsshopssignstreetSwinging SixtiestarmacunderpassW1Westminsterwhite
19601960s1961B+Wbareblack and whitecarschattingclassicconversationdesigngatheringGrosvenor EstateLondonmenPimlico Roadpost-warpublic phone boxrailingsredshopsSir Giles Gilbert ScottstoresstreetSwinging Sixtiestelephone boxtreesurbanvehicleswinter
A group of men stand and chat by several public telephone boxes on Pimlico Road, with stores and the offices of the Grosvenor Estate in the background, London circa 1960/61

Pimlico Road

A group of men stand and chat by several public telephone boxes on Pimlico Road, with stores and the offices of the Grosvenor Estate in the background, London circa 1960/61 Gallery: Post-War London
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19601960s1961B+Wbareblack and whitecarschattingclassicconversationdesigngatheringGrosvenor EstateLondonmenPimlico Roadpost-warpublic phone boxrailingsredshopsSir Giles Gilbert ScottstoresstreetSwinging Sixtiestelephone boxtreesurbanvehicleswinter
19601960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderscommutersconcourseconfectionerydigexcavatehatjack-hammermiddle classobserversoutsideplatformrailwayschoolboysshopsstationSwinging Sixtiestobacconiststrainurbanworking classworking life
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

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
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19601960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderscommutersconcourseconfectionerydigexcavatehatjack-hammermiddle classobserversoutsideplatformrailwayschoolboysshopsstationSwinging Sixtiestobacconiststrainurbanworking classworking life
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