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The 1960s Collection: Winning the cup JLP01_08_065284

Winning the cup JLP01_08_065284
Peter Hipkin, captain of the Laing Sports Clubs 1st football team, being presented with the Senior Challenge Cup by V Ball, Vice-President of the London Commercial League

The 1960s Collection: White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132

White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132
WHITE CONDUIT STREET, Islington, London. A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington

The 1960s Collection: Art exhibition, Hampstead a072008

Art exhibition, Hampstead a072008
HEATH STREET, Hampstead, London. The rear view of a man in shirt sleeves and beret with a dog on a lead and a woman in an off-the-shoulder top looking at paintings at an open air art exhibition

The 1960s Collection: Football match in Victoria Park AL0299_001

Football match in Victoria Park AL0299_001
VICTORIA PARK, London. Spectators watching a football match in 1961. Laurence Goldman

The 1960s Collection: Nurses sitting room JLP01_08_073772

Nurses sitting room JLP01_08_073772
Walsgrave Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry. Three nurses smoking and reading the newspaper in the sitting room at the Sisters Home at Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry

The 1960s Collection: Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath a071915

Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath a071915
HIGHGATE PONDS, Hampstead Heath, Greater London. Three boys standing watching a model yacht being launched on one of the Highgate Ponds by a boy lying on his front reaching over the water. John Gay

The 1960s Collection: Cricket on Kew Green a064146

Cricket on Kew Green a064146
KEW GREEN, London. Rear view of an elderly couple seated on deckchairs watching a cricket match being played on Kew Green. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

The 1960s Collection: Market Hall a081558

Market Hall a081558
An elderly woman seated by a crate of eggs in a bustling market hall in Shropshire. Possibly taken in Shrewsbury's Victorian Market Hall, which was demolished in 1963

The 1960s Collection: Filming on the move JLP01_08_085067c

Filming on the move JLP01_08_085067c
WESTWAY FLYOVER, A40, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. A man filming from the roof of a car alongside a Greater London Council official car in the procession along the Westway Flyover for its

The 1960s Collection: Kitchen diner JLP01_08_078256

Kitchen diner JLP01_08_078256
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. A kitchen diner in a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

The 1960s Collection: Living Room JLP01_08_078252

Living Room JLP01_08_078252
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. The living room of a flat at the Victoria Park development, built using the 12M Jespersen system

The 1960s Collection: Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248

Victoria Park Estate JLP01_08_078248
Victoria Park Estate, Macclesfield, Cheshire East. Three girls standing beside a stone wall, looking towards flats in the distance at the Victoria Park development

The 1960s Collection: Workmen JLP01_08_064422

Workmen JLP01_08_064422
PATERNOSTER SQUARE, CITY OF LONDON. Four workmen employed on the construction of the Paternoster development. Photographs of these four workers were published in the February 1963 issue of Laings

The 1960s Collection: Slot car racing JLP01_08_081387

Slot car racing JLP01_08_081387
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Adults and children watching slot cars being raced around a raised circuit, with children operating controllers beyond

The 1960s Collection: Motorcycle Precision Team JLP01_08_081386a

Motorcycle Precision Team JLP01_08_081386a
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. The Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Precision Team giving a display of formation riding during a Gala Day held at the Laing Sports

The 1960s Collection: Sack race JLP01_08_081375

Sack race JLP01_08_081375
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. Men competing in a sack race at a Gala Day held at the Laing Sports Ground at Elstree

The 1960s Collection: Site canteen JLP01_08_083794

Site canteen JLP01_08_083794
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A SERVICING HANGAR, HEATHROW, HILLINGDON, GREATER LONDON. Laing workmen talking at a table in the site canteen during the construction of the BEA aircraft servicing hangar at

The 1960s Collection: Students common room JLP01_08_072394

Students common room JLP01_08_072394
Durham University, Parsons Field House, Durham, County Durham. Three men reading newspapers in the students common room in Parsons Field House halls of residence at Durham University

The 1960s Collection: Chemistry lab JLP01_08_069816

Chemistry lab JLP01_08_069816
Durham University, Science Laboratories, Durham, County Durham. A busy chemistry laboratory at Durham University with students engaged in experimental work

The 1960s Collection: Visiting dignitaries JLP01_08_063426

Visiting dignitaries JLP01_08_063426
COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE, KENSINGTON HIGH STREET, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, GREATER LONDON. A group of MPs from Sierra Leone visiting the Commonwealth Institute during the final stages of its

The 1960s Collection: Control Room JLP01_08_063888

Control Room JLP01_08_063888
CIS BUILDING, COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY TOWER, MILLER STREET, MANCHESTER. A man operating controls in the basement control room of the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) tower in Manchester

The 1960s Collection: Opening the Bull Ring JLP01_08_068579

Opening the Bull Ring JLP01_08_068579
BULL RING CENTRE, BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS. HRH Prince Philip exiting the new Woolworths store at the Bull Ring Centre on the day of the opening ceremony

The 1960s Collection: Urban living JLP01_08_087671

Urban living JLP01_08_087671
Aylesbury Estate, Walworth, Southwark, Greater London. A young girl seated on a bench in front of a recently completed block of flats on the Aylesbury Estate, built using the 12M Jespersen system

The 1960s Collection: Plans and diagrams JLP01_08_065035a

Plans and diagrams JLP01_08_065035a
EGGBOROUGH POWER STATION, A19, EGGBOROUGH, SELBY, NORTH YORKSHIRE. Four Laing workers looking at plans for the stressing of cooling water pipes during the construction of Eggborough Power Station

The 1960s Collection: Stacking saggars DES01_04_0944

Stacking saggars DES01_04_0944
Royal Albert Pottery, Parsonage Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. Inside a traditional Staffordshire bottle kiln or oven showing men setting saggars containing pottery-wares in preparation for

The 1960s Collection: Stevenage New Town DAC01_03_009

Stevenage New Town DAC01_03_009
Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Looking west towards the cycle and pedestrian paths beneath the carriageway of the Six Hills Roundabout at the junction of Six Hills Way and Lytton Way

The 1960s Collection: Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901

Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901
SPANIARDS INN, Hampstead Heath, Hendon, London. The No. 210 bus driving through the narrow gap between the Spaniards Inn and the old Toll House at the junction of Spaniards Road and Hampstead Lane

The 1960s Collection: Rag and bone cart a064811

Rag and bone cart a064811
A horse-drawn rag and bone cart standing on the road outside the Builders Arms public house at 1 Kensington Court Place, Kensington, London, with St. Albans Mansions visible beyond. John Gay

The 1960s Collection: Dad with pram a066358

Dad with pram a066358
Golders Hill Park, Greater London. A man with a child in a pram stop outside an enclosure, withpeople behind looking at a stag on the other side of the fence. Photographed by John Gay 1960s

The 1960s Collection: On the beach a082144

On the beach a082144
Suffolk. A couple walking along a beach, the man pulling a pram behind him. Photographed by John Gay in 1963

The 1960s Collection: Kentish Town, 1960s FF003351

Kentish Town, 1960s FF003351
A man on stepladders re-painting the exterior of a business premises in Kentish Town, London. 1960s. Photographer, John Gay

The 1960s Collection: Cars in the snow a071902

Cars in the snow a071902
CHURCH ROW, Hampstead, London. A street view in the snow looking east along the middle of Church Row, with a row of snow covered cars parked in the foreground

The 1960s Collection: Gas street light, Kings Cross a066009

Gas street light, Kings Cross a066009
KINGS CROSS, London. A street view with an open gas street light in the foreground, a three wheeled van approaching and the gasometers at Kings Cross in the distance behind a high wall

The 1960s Collection: Watching cricket a064195

Watching cricket a064195
KEW GREEN, London. View of two standing boys and a seated man watching a game of cricket on Kew Green. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

The 1960s Collection: 1960s sophistication JLP01_08_067502b

1960s sophistication JLP01_08_067502b
Matador Public House, The Bullring, Birmingham. The interior of The Matador public house showing customers seated at tables and standing at the bar

The 1960s Collection: England versus Brazil EAW111009

England versus Brazil EAW111009
Wembley Park, The Empire Stadium Photographed on 8th May 1963 during an international friendly match. It was a 1-1 draw between England and Brazil. Aerofilms Collection

The 1960s Collection: Showroom Dummies JLP01_08_079174

Showroom Dummies JLP01_08_079174
Woolco, Allensway, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees. The womens clothing department at the new Woolco department store in Thornaby with coats and dresses displayed on mannequins. 19th August 1968

The 1960s Collection: Fawley Power Station OP03034

Fawley Power Station OP03034
Control room, Fawley Power Station, Hampshire, 1968. John R Pantlin (1917-'2003), silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

The 1960s Collection: St Annes Court Soho a065613

St Annes Court Soho a065613
St Annes Court, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London. View along St Annes Court, Soho, showing signs for clubs and shops, with the corner of the Rose & Crown, Dean Street, in the foreground

The 1960s Collection: Royal Pavilion, Brighton FF98_00165

Royal Pavilion, Brighton FF98_00165
ROYAL PAVILION, Brighton, East Sussex. Exterior view of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton showing the domes. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1960 and 1969

The 1960s Collection: Grafton Road, London FF003120

Grafton Road, London FF003120
GRAFTON ROAD, London. Two women walking past the graffiti No Evictions! on a railway bridge on Grafton Road, Camden. Much of the area was bulldozed and redeveloped in the 1960s and early 1970s

The 1960s Collection: Bus stop queue and power station a071671

Bus stop queue and power station a071671
HARLESDEN, London. A street scene with people waiting at a bus stop by a London Underground station sign in Harlesden at dusk

The 1960s Collection: Man and his dog a085353

Man and his dog a085353
40-46 HIGH STREET, Godalming, Surrey. A man and his dog walking through the rear range of numbers 40 to 46 High Street, Godalming; constructed in the 20th century reusing earlier timbers

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