National Jog Day, National Fun Run, sponsored by The Sunday Times. Hyde Park, London, Sunday, 28 September 1980.
Steam Day Caerphilly Railway Society, Cardiff
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.
BUY A PRINTLondon #09
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 .
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.
