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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
19601960sB+Wblack and whitebomb damagebricksbuilding siteconstructionderelictiondevastationElephant and CastleimprovementLondon County Councilmachineryplanningpost-warpovertyrubbishrubblesignsouth LondonSwinging Sixties
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

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
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19601960sB+Wblack and whitebomb damagebricksbuilding siteconstructionderelictiondevastationElephant and CastleimprovementLondon County Councilmachineryplanningpost-warpovertyrubbishrubblesignsouth LondonSwinging Sixties
1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuilding sitebuildingsconstructionCromwell RoadengineeringHammersmith FlyoverhousingimprovementLondon County CouncilMarples Ridgewaynewoutsideplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationroadssignstreetSwinging SixtiesvehiclesWest London
A view from on top of the partly-built Cromwell Road extension of the Hammersmith flyover as it is under construction by Marples Ridgeway, London 1961

Hammersmith Flyover

A view from on top of the partly-built Cromwell Road extension of the Hammersmith flyover as it is under construction by Marples Ridgeway, London 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whitebuilding sitebuildingsconstructionCromwell RoadengineeringHammersmith FlyoverhousingimprovementLondon County CouncilMarples Ridgewaynewoutsideplanningpost-warpublic worksregenerationroadssignstreetSwinging SixtiesvehiclesWest London
1960s1961B+Wblack and whiteboarded-upbrickbrokendamagedderelictenigmaticGood Pull Up For CarmenimaginationLondonmessageoutsidepaintpost-warrailingssignSwinging Sixtiesurbanwall
Behind broken railings a sign on a boarded up window reads Good Pull Up For Carmen, London circa 1961

Good Pull Up For Carmen

Behind broken railings a sign on a boarded up window reads Good Pull Up For Carmen, London circa 1961 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1961B+Wblack and whiteboarded-upbrickbrokendamagedderelictenigmaticGood Pull Up For CarmenimaginationLondonmessageoutsidepaintpost-warrailingssignSwinging Sixtiesurbanwall
1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelbarrowyard
A small boy stands on top of a pile of rubble and broken furniture, collecting items in a wheelbarrow during construction of an adventure playground on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962

Bombsite Boy

A small boy stands on top of a pile of rubble and broken furniture, collecting items in a wheelbarrow during construction of an adventure playground on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwheelbarrowyard
1960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderschristianclipboardcrucifixdreadDread Godfree speechGodhathomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkproselytiserantreligioussignSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
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

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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1960sactivityB+Wblack and whitebystanderschristianclipboardcrucifixdreadDread Godfree speechGodhathomemadeHyde ParkleisurelistenersLondonmalemanobserversorateoratoroutsideparkproselytiserantreligioussignSpeakerÕs CornerSwinging Sixtiesurban
1960sB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwoodenyard
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

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
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1960sB+Wblack and whitebomb siteboybuildingchildchildrenderelictgirlhomesleisureLondonNotting HilloutsideplayplaygroundplaytimerelaxscavengerssignstreetSwinging Sixtiesurbanwoodenyard
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