Speaker next to Israeli flag talking to spectators at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London.
1979, personal journal.
BUY A PRINTLloyds Bank International London
Photograph of Lloyds Bank International, 60 Queen Victoria Street, EC4.
In the heart of the financial district. Junction with Queen Street, EC4. City of London, England, UK. Photographed from Watling Street.
Photo circa 1979, building has since been demolished.
Scanned from a large format Vericolour negative.
BUY A PRINTGuildhall City of London, West wing
Guildhall City of London, west wing
Situated in the Moorgate area of the old City of London, near Gresham and Basinghall streets.
An extension to the original Guild Hall building which still stands, used for ceremonial and administrative purposes for the City of London and it’s Corporation.
Photo circa 1979. Scanned from a large format Vericolour negative.
BUY A PRINTReplica Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive
Images show full size replica Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive
Hyde Park outside Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, UK. August-September 1979. Celebrating 150 years since the original won the Rainhill Trials held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829.
“Stephenson’s Rocket Rides Again” was an event organised by the Science Museum, London.
September 1979, personal journal .
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Minster Rd, Roath, Cardiff, Wales. Winter 1975-76.
Vintage black and white photograph showing a snowy street scene.
Personal journal. Many photographs were taken on the streets of Cardiff as a teenager in the early to mid 1970’s most of which have been lost (thanks Pickfords) and never made it to Australia.
Cardiff then was the Arms Park, the Hayes Island snack bar, wet fish at Central Market and a sarsaparilla bar full of cigarette smoke and old photos of champion racing pigeons tucked away down an arcade.
BUY A PRINTFire Esplanade Hotel, Penarth, Cardiff
Fire at the Esplanade Hotel Penarth Cardiff, South Wales, UK.
May 29, 1977. Fire sweeps through the iconic Victorian era Esplanade Hotel on the seafront at Penarth.
A large crowd gathered to watch the work of Penarth and Cardiff City fire fighters. South Glamorgan Fire Brigade, South Wales, United Kingdom. (Now amalgamated as South Wales Fire and Rescue Service)
Personal journal. Restored images from original transparencies that had deteriorated over the past 45 years.
The Penarth Times has an article regarding this incident on their website. (Link still active May, 2025).
The site was later redeveloped to accommodate modern apartments after remaining empty for a few years.
Port Talbot Steelworks, South Wales, UK
From the archive. Images at Number 4 blast furnace and the rolling mill, Port Talbot.
It’s closure was announced in 2024.
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