3 May 2022

London #04 Piccadilly Circus

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  • Piccadilly Circus, 1980, impromptu gig by group of music buskers on steps of the Piccadilly Circus Anteros statue roundabout in it's original location. At junction of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
  • Piccadilly Circus, 1980, impromptu gig by group of music buskers on steps of the Piccadilly Circus Anteros statue roundabout in it's original location. At junction of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
  • Piccadilly Circus, 1980, impromptu gig by group of music buskers on steps of the Piccadilly Circus Anteros statue roundabout in it's original location. At junction of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
  • Several members of Risca Male Voice Choir from South Wales, UK. Public singing on steps of Anteros statue (also known as Eros) Piccadilly Circus, London, 1980.
  • Several members of Risca Male Voice Choir from South Wales, UK. Public singing on steps of Anteros statue (also known as Eros) Piccadilly Circus, London, 1980.
  • Several members of Risca Male Voice Choir from South Wales, UK. Public singing on steps of Anteros statue (also known as Eros) Piccadilly Circus, London, 1980.
  • Piccadilly Circus, 1980, impromptu gig by group of music buskers on steps of the Piccadilly Circus Anteros statue roundabout in it's original location. At junction of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Piccadilly Circus, London 1980

The steps surrounding the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, beneath the statue of Anteros (popularly known as Eros), Piccadilly often became a focal point for impromptu musical sessions. London, UK. These images were made one Saturday afternoon in 1980.

The plinth, fountain and statue were moved to a new location in 1985.

1) Photographs show buskers singing and playing a guitar surrounded by groups of young people sitting or standing around. In the background can be seen a red London bus and the London Pavilion theatre showing the Great Rock n’ Roll Swindle mockumentary film.

2) Photographs show members of Risca Male Choir (Welsh male voice choir based in Risca, South Wales) performing an impromptu gig.

1980, personal journal photos.

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8 Apr 2022

Steam Day Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff

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  • Steam Day at Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff South Wales. Various images of vintage steam trains.
  • Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff South Wales. Various images of vintage steam trains.
  • Steam Day at Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff South Wales. Various images of vintage steam trains and spectators/passengers.
  • Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff South Wales. Various images of vintage steam trains.
  • Steam Day at Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff South Wales, UK
  • Steam day. Caerphilly Railway Society, South Wales, UK. View from cab of steam locomotive. Photo circa 1974-75
Steam Day Caerphilly Railway Society

Vintage black and white photographs taken at a steam day at Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff showing steam locomotive train and spectators on a wet rainy day.

At that time the railway society was located on the Harold Wilson Industrial Estate in Caerphilly, Cardiff, South Wales, UK with the aim of restoring and maintaining vintage steam locomotives.

Personal journal June 25, 1978.

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10 Mar 2022

78

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  • Trafalgar Square, London, UK, 1979. Youngsters feeding pigeons. Fountain in middle ground and Canada house seen in background.
  • Public scene in Trafalgar Square, London, with two people taking notes.
  • Pigeons, fountain and Nelson's Column. Trafalgar Square, London, UK.
  • Tourists walk past the lion statues and Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London. A classic scene captured in 1979.
  • View south towards Whitehall and Parliament from Trafalgar Square, London, UK. 1979. Image shows lion statue, tourist crowds and traffic heading down Whitehall. Palace of Westminster, the Houses of Parliament, including Elizabeth Tower can be seen in background. Cenotaph in middle ground.
  • Flock of pigeons taking off in flight from Trafalgar Square, London, with the historic fountain and Nelson's Column visible in the background. UK. 1979.
  • Trafalgar Square, pigeons and tourists, London. Man with pigeons on perched on his arms in front of one of the lion statues. 1979
  • Tourists feeding pigeons. Trafalgar Square, London, UK. 1979. Image shows child holding cup of bird seed, adult male in background leaning against fountain perimeter.
  • The simple living space of a bedsit in Tottenham, London, showing a chest of drawers, cupboard, and other personal items. Tottenham, London N17. Circa  1978.
  • Two Metropolitan Police officers speaking to a man seated on a bench in Trafalgar Square, London, with other tourists nearby, 1979.
  • A discarded Union Jack flag and crisp packet lie on a road next to a street barrier after the Lord Mayor's Show, London.
  • Hyde Park, London, 1979. A couple shelters from heavy rain under an umbrella beneath tall oak trees, creating a moody atmosphere.
  • A scruffy room in a South London squat in the early 1980s, showing a worn sofa and a discarded newspaper with the sensationalist headline "Robbed by Crazed Knifeman".
  • The Lord Mayor's Show in London, 1979. Spectator crowds gathered at Paternoster Square for the Paternoster Fayre event.
  • The Lord Mayor's Show in London, 1979. Spectator crowds gathered at Paternoster Square for the Paternoster Fayre event.
  • Morris Dancers performing near St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London's Lord Mayor's Show. 10 November 1979
  • Morris Dancers performing near St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London's Lord Mayor's Show. 10 November 1979
  • Spectators watching Morris Dancers at the Lord Mayor's Show, City of London, UK. Near St Pauls Cathedral.  10 November 1979
  • Morris Dancers, Lord Mayor's Show, City of London, UK. Near St Pauls Cathedral. 10 November 1979
  • Lord Mayor's Show, London, 1979. Morris dancers wearing animal-headed folk costumes, possibly boars, perform in the street. 10 November 1979
  • Two children holding the strings of balloons at the Lord Mayor's Show parade in the City of London, United Kingdom.
  • Visitors and religious placard man, Lord Mayor's Show, City of London - "Be not deceived". City of London 1979.
  • Visitors and religious placard man - "Be not deceived". "Vengeance belongeth unto me". Lord Mayor's Show, City of London 1979.
  • Long exposure, blurred image of peoples heads. Lord Mayor's Show street parade, City of London.
  • Tourists and visitors feeding pigeons in a busy Trafalgar Square in central London. 1979
  • Tourists feeding pigeons. Trafalgar Square, London, UK. 1979.
  • A man speaks to a large gathering of people next to an Israeli flag at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London. Two men in foreground talking with each other.
  • A 1979 photograph of Concorde G-BOAC, the British Airways flagship, landing at London's Heathrow Airport.
  • BAC-111 aircraft landing at Heathrow Airport, 1979. A silhouette against the sky with clouds and bright sun.
  • A vintage street scene in London's Lower Marsh, near Johanna Street, showing the long-gone Spanish Patriot pub and a Boots chemist.
  • Two males are seated on a platform bench below a Sherlock Holmes mural depicting "The Sign of Four". Baker Street tube station, London, UK, 1980. Ref: 077_24-02
  • Man and woman meet and greet at the front door of a terraced house in Turnham Green, London. 1980
  • Lovable, a female lingerie advert poster, from 1979 on the platform at Baker Street underground station in London.

London 1978-1980, personal journal

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27 Feb 2022

Jim Huggon Hyde Park Anarchist Forum, London

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  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.
  • Jim Huggon of the Hyde Park Anarchist Forum addresses a crowd at Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London in 1979.

Jim Huggon, Hyde Park Anarchist Forum speaking to a crowd of spectators at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London. Personal journal 1979.

Public speaking, free speech oration. A book relating to the social protest, public speaking activities at Speakers Corner was published in 2022 – Speakers’ Corner Anthology edited by Jim Huggon

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27 Feb 2022

London #09

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Speaker at Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1979
Two men talking, orator in background speaking. Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1979

Speaker with State of Israeli flag talking to audience. Speakers Corner, Hyde Park, London. 1979, personal journal.

26 Feb 2022

Guildhall City of London, West wing

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Guildhall West Wing, City of London, England, UK

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.

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