Scenes of childhood B&W Photography of the UK

[Serial_Apologist]

also (if you are in London) its well worth a look at the stuff in the BFI Mediatheque which has lots of fascinating archive stuff to browse ! (and a rather good cafe !)

I live in London, GG, so thanks again - just the kind of place to cycle over to one day, when the summer returns!

[MrGongGong]

I live in London, GG, so thanks again - just the kind of place to cycle over to one day, when the summer returns!

It's not open every day
but (last time I went) is free and you can just turn up



and if you are short of cash the olympic cafe in Lower Marsh is a favourite of the SBC technicians .........

[Serial_Apologist]

It's not open every day
but (last time I went) is free and you can just turn up



and if you are short of cash the olympic cafe in Lower Marsh is a favourite of the SBC technicians .........

Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

more

[Serial_Apologist]

more

Thanks for those, Calum

Chilled

[Serial_Apologist]

London - the Modern babylon, Julian Temple's documentary, now on BBC2. This looks terrific!

[Anna]

London - the Modern babylon, Julian Temple's documentary, now on BBC2. This looks terrific!

S_A, completely missed that due to Olympics Fest and only just seen your post. 4 days left to watch, will catch up with it on your recommendation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00smkqn

[Anna]

Resurrecting this thread because I discovered the wonderful Kensington & Chelsea Library website. I post this random link but select from the Menu and Past Posts on the righthand side to see old photographs in various categories (this is possibly only of interest to those who have lived in/known that area of London

http://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/the-case-of-the-missing-chimneys-lots-road-power-station/

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

thanks for that Anna both S_A, others and meself had periods of childhood in those parts

some stuff from the library in today's Tgraf

[Serial_Apologist]

Resurrecting this thread because I discovered the wonderful Kensington & Chelsea Library website. I post this random link but select from the Menu and Past Posts on the righthand side to see old photographs in various categories (this is possibly only of interest to those who have lived in/known that area of London
http://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.co...power-station/

Oh Anna! Thanks for discovering this wonderful site! - not only for the photos, but also for the 18th and 19th century paintings!

I could spend all day on here!

[Anna]

Oh Anna! Thanks for discovering this wonderful site! - not only for the photos, but also for the 18th and 19th century paintings!
I could spend all day on here!

You are welcome S_A, those of my family who were in London during the 50s and 60s owned a book shop in Earls Court Road. Glad you are liking it.

[Serial_Apologist]

You are welcome S_A, those of my family who were in London during the 50s and 60s owned a book shop in Earls Court Road. Glad you are liking it.

Anna, I wonder which one - maybe difficult to mention without blowing identities. We (our family) lived down Redcliffe Gardens until 1958, when I was 12, and then moved out to Essex when the flat's landlady suddenly gazumped the rent, following many arguments over who should incur the bills for the common hall entrance, as well as the increasing state of disrepair to the property as a whole. The district hadn't yet acquired today's high income bracket residentship, and such stories were common at that time. On returning to London to work in '65 I moved into a bedsit in the house of friends living just up the road with whom my parents had maintained friendship, and of course Earls Court Road - of which Redcliffe Gardens was the southward extension - had most of the shops where I obtained my food provisions. I don't recall specific bookshops, but your family's would of course have been there at that time!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

these are astonishingly good stuff by Bert Hardy .... this is how it felt eh

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

several selections here especially this

and this is an extraordinary archive

not childhood i know but shortly before and some extraordinary pictures

[Serial_Apologist]

several selections here especially this

and this is an extraordinary archive

not childhood i know but shortly before and some extraordinary pictures

Many thanks for finding these, Calum. Most of those blitz photos are new to me.