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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963

Pouring Concrete

On a building site a labourer with a pipe stops for a chat in the foreground whilst a concrete floor is poured and levelled with a wooden plank behind him. Steel reinforcing rods criss-cross the image and in the background are Victorian terraced houses, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconcreteconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmenthard workhousingimprovementlabourerslevellingLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpouringpublic worksrebarsregenerationslab constructionstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963

Labourer Chat

On a building site two labourers converse: one man wears a hard hat and a checked shirt, the other has on a cloth cap, wears a white vest and holds a wooden baton. A third man drives a vehicle across the site behind them and there are barely visible Victorian terraced houses in the background, London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wbatonblack and whitebuildersbuilding sitebuildingschattingcloth capconstructionconstruction crewengineeringhard hathard workhousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationsafety equipmentscaffoldingsite vehiclesstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963

Foundations

On a post-war reconstruction site in London, labourers work on the lower ground foundations of a large building under construction. In the foreground a man moves a pile of bricks: Victorian terraced houses on a street can be seen in the background of the image. London circa 1963 Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1963B+Wblack and whitebricksbuildersbuilding sitebuildingsconstructionconstruction crewengineeringequipmentfoundationshard workhouseshousingimprovementlabourersLondonnewon-siteoutsidephysicalpost-warpublic worksregenerationscaffoldingstreetSwinging SixtiesterracesVictorianworking life
1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whitebomb sitebookboybuildingchilddemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationleisureLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonreadingSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
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 sitebookboybuildingchilddemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndguttedhomesimaginationleisureLondonmotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonreadingSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
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
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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1960s1964abandonedB+Wblack and whiteblocksbomb siteboysbuildingchildchildrendemolitiondeprivationderelictEast EndflatshomesimaginationLondonlow-risemotor caroutsideplayplaygroundplaytimepost-war LondonSecond World WarstreetstrippedSwinging SixtiesterracesurbanvehicleWWII
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