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Five firemen brace a wheeled extendable ladder against the kerb as a fire rages within a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964. Smoke fills the scene and bystanders watch from a distance in the background

Five Firemen

Five firemen brace a wheeled extendable ladder against the kerb as a fire rages within a residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater W2, London circa 1964. Smoke fills the scene and bystanders watch from a distance in the background Gallery: Working Life
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1960s1964apartmentsB+WBayswaterblack and whiteblazebuildingbystandersconcerndangerdangerousextendableextinguishfirefirefightersfiremenGloucester TerracehelmetskerbladderLondononlookerspavementresidentialroadSixtiessmokespectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightuniformW2watchingwheelsworking life
1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuildingbystanderscrowddramaextinguishfirefire fightersGloucester TerraceLondonpavementpost-warpublicreliefresidentialroadSixtiessmilessmilingspectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightW2watching
A crowd of people watching firemen deal with a burning residential building smile at the spectacle as the firemen bring the situation under control, Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964

Smiling Crowd

A crowd of people watching firemen deal with a burning residential building smile at the spectacle as the firemen bring the situation under control, Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964B+Wblack and whitebuildingbystanderscrowddramaextinguishfirefire fightersGloucester TerraceLondonpavementpost-warpublicreliefresidentialroadSixtiessmilessmilingspectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightW2watching
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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
1960s1964anxietyB+Wblack and whitebuildingbystanderscrowddramaextinguishfirefire fightersGloucester TerraceLondonpavementpost-warpublicresidentialroadSixtiesspectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightW2watching
A crowd of onlookers watch intently as firemen deal with a burning residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964

Bystanders Watch

A crowd of onlookers watch intently as firemen deal with a burning residential building on Gloucester Terrace, Bayswater, London W2 circa 1964 Gallery: Post-War London
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1960s1964anxietyB+Wblack and whitebuildingbystanderscrowddramaextinguishfirefire fightersGloucester TerraceLondonpavementpost-warpublicresidentialroadSixtiesspectatingspectatorsstreetSwinging SixtiestwilightW2watching
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