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17 October 19621960s1962B+Wbarbar staffbeerblack and whitebottlescardigancelebrationCinzanocivil engineeringcurvedrinksfluorescent lightshatsHyde Park CornerinaugurationLondonopeningoverheadpartypost-war Londonreceptionserverstrip lightingsuitsSwinging SixtiestrilbytunnelundergroundunderpassW1Westminsterwinewine glasses
A middle-aged woman in a cardigan and woolly hat stands behind a makeshift bar and serves drinks to men in suits and trilby hats at the opening of the Hyde Park Corner underpass, held on-site, on 17 October 1962 in London. The underpass curves away in the distance and the scene is lit by overhead fluorescent lights

Underpass Drinks

A middle-aged woman in a cardigan and woolly hat stands behind a makeshift bar and serves drinks to men in suits and trilby hats at the opening of the Hyde Park Corner underpass, held on-site, on 17 October 1962 in London. The underpass curves away in the distance and the scene is lit by overhead fluorescent lights Gallery: Post-War London
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17 October 19621960s1962B+Wbarbar staffbeerblack and whitebottlescardigancelebrationCinzanocivil engineeringcurvedrinksfluorescent lightshatsHyde Park CornerinaugurationLondonopeningoverheadpartypost-war Londonreceptionserverstrip lightingsuitsSwinging SixtiestrilbytunnelundergroundunderpassW1Westminsterwinewine glasses
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
1960s1962B+Wblack and whiteblack cabbuscarsclassicconstructiondirectionsHackney cabHyde Park CornerlocationsLondonPark Lanepolice officerpost-war Londonpublic transportroadroute 73RoutemastersignsstreetSwinging Sixtiestaxitraffictraffic officerunderpassvehiclesvintageW1Westminster
A pile of obsolete wooden directional signs for various central London locations lie on the ground in a pile at the top of Park Lane on Hyde Park Corner. In the distance a police officer directs traffic flow: London circa 1962

Obsolete Road Signs

A pile of obsolete wooden directional signs for various central London locations lie on the ground in a pile at the top of Park Lane on Hyde Park Corner. In the distance a police officer directs traffic flow: London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whiteblack cabbuscarsclassicconstructiondirectionsHackney cabHyde Park CornerlocationsLondonPark Lanepolice officerpost-war Londonpublic transportroadroute 73RoutemastersignsstreetSwinging Sixtiestaxitraffictraffic officerunderpassvehiclesvintageW1Westminster
1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebreakcarschattingcongestionconstructioneatingflicking V’sflowgangHyde Park CornerimprovementslabourerslaughingLondonlunchlunch breakmenPark Lanepost-war LondonrelaxingrestingroadsSwinging SixtiestrafficunderpassV-signsvehiclesworkersyouths
Two young construction workers flick V-signs at the photographer as they sit amongst their colleagues and eat during a break from working on the Hyde Park Corner underpass; London circa 1962 as motor vehicles, black taxi-cabs and Routemaster buses drive past; London circa 1962

Flicking the V

Two young construction workers flick V-signs at the photographer as they sit amongst their colleagues and eat during a break from working on the Hyde Park Corner underpass; London circa 1962 as motor vehicles, black taxi-cabs and Routemaster buses drive past; London circa 1962 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1962B+Wblack and whitebreakcarschattingcongestionconstructioneatingflicking V’sflowgangHyde Park CornerimprovementslabourerslaughingLondonlunchlunch breakmenPark Lanepost-war LondonrelaxingrestingroadsSwinging SixtiestrafficunderpassV-signsvehiclesworkersyouths
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