1 Aug 2022

Sunday Times National Fun Run 1980

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  • Start of men's race, runners just leaving the start line. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Group of male runners starting off at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Picture shows a number of male competitors running. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon. Crowd of male runners shortly after the race start.
  • Male runner dressed in female clothing participating in the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runners at Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.
  • Male runners in character carrying a wooden Pan Am aircraft. Sunday Times National Fun Run. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
  • Female runner reaching the finishing line at the Sunday Times National Fun Run event. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980. Which later developed into the London Marathon.

National Jog Day, National Fun Run, sponsored by The Sunday Times. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.

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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

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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26 Feb 2022

Replica Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive

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  • Replica Stephenson's Rocket locomotive steam train outside Albert Hall, London. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Stephenson's Rocket locomotive steam train outside Albert Hall, London. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Stephenson's Rocket locomotive steam train outside Albert Hall, London. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Stephenson's Rocket locomotive train running outside Albert Hall, London. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Stephenson's Rocket steam train and spectators outside Albert Hall, London. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Replica of Stephenson's Rocket locomotive steam train with Albert Hall, London in background. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration 1979.
  • Replica of Stephenson's Rocket running in Hyde Park outside Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London, UK. August-September 1979. "Rocket Rides Again" celebration.

Full size replica Stephenson’s Rocket outside Albert Hall, London 1979

The original Rocket steam locomotive was built by George Stephenson, a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution, in 1829 at his Newcastle upon Tyne works.

In a celebration marking 150 years since its historic victory at the Rainhill Trials, Stephenson’s Rocket Rides Again captivated crowds in London. The event, held in August-September 1979, was organised by the Science Museum, London, and took place on a special section of track in Hyde Park, directly outside the majestic Royal Albert Hall on Kensington Gore.

This commemorative occasion celebrated the pioneering locomotive’s original triumph in 1829, where it was chosen as the most effective design for the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway. For a brief period, the public had the unique opportunity to witness a full-scale working replica of Stephenson’s Rocket in motion, bringing a piece of industrial history to life in the heart of the capital. It was a fitting tribute to a machine that revolutionised rail travel and laid the groundwork for the modern railway age.

This captivating moment from the Rocket Rides Again event is available as a series of prints from fiofoto.com. Bring the history and engineering marvel of Stephenson’s Rocket into your home or office, own a piece of this unique commemorative occasion.

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Photos circa September 1979, personal journal.