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Five small boys clamber up the sides of a West London Second World War bomb crater, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses can be seen in the background, probably in Notting Hill

Bomb Site Kids 3

Five small boys clamber up the sides of a West London Second World War bomb crater, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses can be seen in the background, probably in Notting Hill Gallery:
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A black and white photographic print of two young boys as they sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Wheelbarrow Siesta signed print

A black and white photographic print of two young boys as they sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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A black and white photographic print of four boys gathered around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Cowboys signed print

A black and white photographic print of four boys gathered around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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A black and white photographic print of two young boys as they sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Wheelbarrow Siesta signed print

A black and white photographic print of two young boys as they sleep in wheelbarrows, Notting Hill, west London, circa 1962, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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A black and white photographic print of four boys gathered around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Cowboys signed print

A black and white photographic print of four boys gathered around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun, signed by the photographer John 'Hoppy' Hopkins Gallery:
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Four boys gather around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun

Cowboys

Four boys gather around a fire on bomb-damaged derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 whilst other children play in the background: two of the boys wear cowboy hats and one holds a toy gun Gallery:
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On a terraced London street a woman smokes, next to a young girl who stands under a street sign proclaiming 'no through road'. The woman watches as her dog urinates on a large, partly obscured political poster that states 'Take Great London Pride with The Conservative Party', prior to the October 1964 general election

London Pride

On a terraced London street a woman smokes, next to a young girl who stands under a street sign proclaiming 'no through road'. The woman watches as her dog urinates on a large, partly obscured political poster that states 'Take Great London Pride with The Conservative Party', prior to the October 1964 general election Gallery:
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An example of an Edition Print of a small boy who lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background. The print is authenticated by the Estate of the photographer, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, and features an embossed recto Estate authentication edition stamp in the bottom left corner inside the white border and an archivally-stable inked verso stamp containing the full edition and authentication details on the reverse. The print is available in three sizes and an edition of #20.

Boy on Wall

An example of an Edition Print of a small boy who lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background. The print is authenticated by the Estate of the photographer, John 'Hoppy' Hopkins, and features an embossed recto Estate authentication edition stamp in the bottom left corner inside the white border and an archivally-stable inked verso stamp containing the full edition and authentication details on the reverse. The print is available in three sizes and an edition of #20. Gallery:
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A young boy in winter clothes stands outside a terraced house with missing railings. The front door to the property is open and two trikes plus several toys and an empty milk bottle can be seen on the steps leading to the door, London circa 1964

Doorstep Trikes

A young boy in winter clothes stands outside a terraced house with missing railings. The front door to the property is open and two trikes plus several toys and an empty milk bottle can be seen on the steps leading to the door, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964

Bedsitter 2

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with a young child in her lap in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. There is laundry hanging across the room and in the foreground a teenager in a flowery tabard irons fabric on a very damaged ironing board, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964

Bedsitter

A middle-aged woman sits on a iron-framed single bed with two children in front of peeling and dilapidated wallpaper. The younger child is on her lap whilst the older girl looks off camera, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964

Walkway Play

A girl bounces a ball as she plays on a walkway outside her flat in a crowded Victorian mansion block in the East End. She is watched by a woman and a toddler and there are three women chatting on the walkway above hers. Laundry hangs from the line, London, circa 1964 Gallery:
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A young girl in a winter coat and knitted hat pushes a toy pram in front of a boarded-up pub with an empty bottle of fortified wine on the doorstep. An elderly woman carrying a cardboard box walks away from the camera towards a black and white cat, London circa 1964

Street Life

A young girl in a winter coat and knitted hat pushes a toy pram in front of a boarded-up pub with an empty bottle of fortified wine on the doorstep. An elderly woman carrying a cardboard box walks away from the camera towards a black and white cat, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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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:
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A middle-aged man pulls a handcart into the junction of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue: the cart carries boxes of vegetables from F A Barker of Datchet. In the background people walk along Wardour Street towards Gerrard Street and vehicles wait at the traffic lights; London, circa Summer 1964

Wardour Street handcart

A middle-aged man pulls a handcart into the junction of Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue: the cart carries boxes of vegetables from F A Barker of Datchet. In the background people walk along Wardour Street towards Gerrard Street and vehicles wait at the traffic lights; London, circa Summer 1964 Gallery:
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A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964

Streets in the Sky

A young woman holds a pram containing a baby wearing a bonnet; she looks away from camera at two small children running along an exterior walkway outside a Peabody block of flats in East London. There is washing drying on lines hanging above the walkway railings in front of the flats; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery:
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A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Kitchen Table

A woman stands at a sink and two boys sit at a kitchen table and one boy holds a toddler. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Linoleum

A smiling toddler sits on the floor and pulls at damaged linoleum whilst a boy looks on and a woman stands in front of a coal fire. Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964

Cramped Bedroom

A man stands and two boys sit on the bed in a tiny room, with a bicycle and a pile of clothes in the foreground. Harrow Road, London, circa 1964 Gallery:
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A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964

Bedsit Dinner

A middle-aged woman in a cramped bedsit wears her coat to keep warm as she eats her dinner at a small table in between her bed and the sofa, with a television in front of the window, Harrow Road, London circa 1964 Gallery:
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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:
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Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961

Lambeth Walk

Two boys in suits walk along an alleyway between closely-packed terraced housing for the working class in Lambeth, South London, circa 1961 Gallery:
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Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961

Kid’s Cricket

Two boys in shorts play cricket in the road, with working-class terraced housing on both sides and an industrial building sited on Ebenezer Street in the background, East London circa 1961 Gallery:
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A small girl in a thick overcoat stands in front of a tall fence on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962

Fence Girl

A small girl in a thick overcoat stands in front of a tall fence on derelict land in Notting Hill, West London, circa 1962 Gallery:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961

Treasure Hunt

Two young boys collect scrap metal and play amongst the debris in a pile of damaged furniture in a boarded-off bomb site in a London street, 10 April 1961 Gallery:
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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:
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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:
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An older woman looks at the camera in front of a boarded-up Lyons Tea shop in the East End. She wears a headscarf and a heavy winter coat with winter boots; London, circa Spring 1964

Tea Tea Tea

An older woman looks at the camera in front of a boarded-up Lyons Tea shop in the East End. She wears a headscarf and a heavy winter coat with winter boots; London, circa Spring 1964 Gallery:
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Two chefs work in an open-plan area in a busy restaurant: one glances to camera whilst a female diner smiles flirtatiously in the background, London circa 1960/61

Restaurant Chef

Two chefs work in an open-plan area in a busy restaurant: one glances to camera whilst a female diner smiles flirtatiously in the background, London circa 1960/61 Gallery:
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A man in a patterned jumper stands on a soapbox and gestures emphatically at the sky, watched by a small crowd that includes a well-dressed man in a wheelchair. Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London, 1964

Speaker’s Corner

A man in a patterned jumper stands on a soapbox and gestures emphatically at the sky, watched by a small crowd that includes a well-dressed man in a wheelchair. Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, London, 1964 Gallery:
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Two small girls in prams sit in front of a banner marked Save The L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962

Pram Petition

Two small girls in prams sit in front of a banner marked Save The L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery:
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An elderly woman signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962

Sign The Petition

An elderly woman signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery:
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Actor Peter Finch onstage at a campaign launch for famine relief in Trafalgar Square celebrating 21 years of Oxfam, 06 October 1963

Peter Finch Campaigns For Oxfam

Actor Peter Finch onstage at a campaign launch for famine relief in Trafalgar Square celebrating 21 years of Oxfam, 06 October 1963 Gallery:
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People gesticulate, clap, sing and carry a Federation of London Anarchists banner as they pass Noble Furs of Regent Street on the way to Hyde Park and the end of the 1963 Aldermaston to London march, circa 1963

Federation of London Anarchists

People gesticulate, clap, sing and carry a Federation of London Anarchists banner as they pass Noble Furs of Regent Street on the way to Hyde Park and the end of the 1963 Aldermaston to London march, circa 1963 Gallery:
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A young man signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962

Save the LCC

A young man signs the petition to save the L.C.C (London County Council) prior to it being replaced by the GLC (Greater London Council), London circa 1962 Gallery:
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Filmmaker Gavrik Losey directs one of the actors during the making of the movie 'Spade Fade' on Westbourne Terrace, West London, circa 1962

Gavrik Losey

Filmmaker Gavrik Losey directs one of the actors during the making of the movie 'Spade Fade' on Westbourne Terrace, West London, circa 1962 Gallery:
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Four small boys play on a piece of waste ground surrounded by new-build blocks of flats, London, circa 1962

Kids Play 1

Four small boys play on a piece of waste ground surrounded by new-build blocks of flats, London, circa 1962 Gallery:
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A fenced-off area in a park in London is full of people, during the Aldermaston to London anti-nuclear march in April 2962. A sign with a CND logo on it says 'New Supporters - Apply here for the address of your local group'

New Supporters

A fenced-off area in a park in London is full of people, during the Aldermaston to London anti-nuclear march in April 2962. A sign with a CND logo on it says 'New Supporters - Apply here for the address of your local group' Gallery:
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A small boy lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background

Boy On Wall 1

A small boy lies on top of a wall and stares at the camera in West London, circa 1961. A row of terraced houses and a church can be seen in the background Gallery:
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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:
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Three men co-operate to turn a huge cog-wheel on some track machinery in a railway station, circa 1960

Grafting

Three men co-operate to turn a huge cog-wheel on some track machinery in a railway station, circa 1960 Gallery:
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A black male with paint on his face and a Bible in his right hand addresses the crowd at Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, London, circa 1962

Speaker’s Corner Male

A black male with paint on his face and a Bible in his right hand addresses the crowd at Speaker's Corner, Hyde Park, London, circa 1962 Gallery:
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Four small boys laugh as they throw rocks across a post-war West London bomb site, circa 1961. An entire side of a street has been demolished, leaving a large play area

Bomb Site Kids 2

Four small boys laugh as they throw rocks across a post-war West London bomb site, circa 1961. An entire side of a street has been demolished, leaving a large play area Gallery:
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Five boys play in the rubble of a West London post-war bomb site, circa 1961. One boy holds a stick and looks to camera

Bomb Site Kids 1

Five boys play in the rubble of a West London post-war bomb site, circa 1961. One boy holds a stick and looks to camera Gallery:
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A small orchestral band with a conductor plays on a train station concourse in front of crowds of passengers, including school children, circa 1960

Platform performance

A small orchestral band with a conductor plays on a train station concourse in front of crowds of passengers, including school children, circa 1960 Gallery:
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