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John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection

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John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835

Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835
MALLARD. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. A man in a trilby hat looks at the engine

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Durham Cathedral OP04503

Durham Cathedral OP04503
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. Interior view of Durham Cathedral from the north-east showing decorated piers in the nave and crossing. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Sweets a093543

Sweets a093543
A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cutty Sark a065203

Cutty Sark a065203
CUTTY SARK, Greenwich, London. A detail view of the bow and rigging of the Cutty Sark in its dry docking at Greenwich, looking up from the ground towards the foremast. John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073625

Highgate Cemetery a073625
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Gravestones and tombs standing in the mist in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1981

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Sleeping angel statue, Highgate Cemetery a073906

Sleeping angel statue, Highgate Cemetery a073906
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, Greater London. A statue of a sleeping angel. Photographed by John Gay, 1970 s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Battersea Power Station a077607

Battersea Power Station a077607
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View of the station in Battersea, as seen at dusk from across the River Thames in Westminster

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Misty evening a072866

Misty evening a072866
Looking along a tree-lined street towards the rear elevation of a row of terraced houses on a misty evening in winter, either in Islington or Shoreditch, London. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Poodle a054086

Poodle a054086
View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Bridge Road, Wembley, London a071612

Bridge Road, Wembley, London a071612
BRIDGE ROAD, Wembley, London. Looking along the shop fronts of the parade of shops at Nos 7 to 31 Bridge Road on a misty morning or evening in winter

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Lamp post a065351

Lamp post a065351
DAME STREET, Islington, London. A view south into a section of Dame Street, showing the top of a lamp post in the foreground, and terraced houses beyond. John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: The Old Royal Naval College a065204

The Old Royal Naval College a065204
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. View from a hill in Greenwich Park, looking north-west across the park towards the Queens House and the Old Royal Naval College

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Taxi rank a061644

Taxi rank a061644
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Taxi rank with black cabs at Liverpool Street railway station with the roof structure visible behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Bulldog a072946

Bulldog a072946
A bulldog lying by a doorstep in the foreground, with people at stalls at a street market behind, possibly Inverness Street, Camden Town, London. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Blackpool a047928

Blackpool a047928
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Etheldredas Church, Hatfield a054112

St Etheldredas Church, Hatfield a054112
ST ETHELDREDAs CHURCH, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. View showing a tractor being driven through the 15th century west tower doorway of the church during preparations for the harvest festival in 1960

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Swinging Sixties AA072122

Swinging Sixties AA072122
Heath Street, Camden, Greater London. A man in a beret and dark glasses and a young woman with a pale coloured bulldog, sit on the pavement against a railing, while cars drive by in the background

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Chimney pots a073317

Chimney pots a073317
Sloane Street, Chelsea, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London. A view looking south from the roof of a building on Sloane Street, close to the junction with Hans Street

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset a091482

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset a091482
Women walking down Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, a steep cobbled road running between picturesque cottages and the walls of St Mary and St Edwards Abbey. Photographed by John Gay, late 1950s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Parsnip and Turnip a100836

Parsnip and Turnip a100836
A parsnip and a turnip. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Manx Loaghtan Sheep a091731

Manx Loaghtan Sheep a091731
A Manx Loaghtan sheep sitting down in long grass at the Cotswold Farm Park, Temple Guiting, Gloucestershire. Photographed by John Gay, June 1973. Long-horned sheep

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Duck Crossing a087228

Duck Crossing a087228
A duck crossing road sign surrounded by long grass and weeds. Devon. 1960s-1970s. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Swans a076252

Swans a076252
Swans on a river, with cattle in a snow covered field beyond. Possibly near Gaddesden. Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay in the 1950s or 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Holly Bush Hill a098692

Holly Bush Hill a098692
Holly Bush Hill, Hampstead, London NW3. Holly Bush Hill in the snow, showing a woman approaching along a path. This image featured in London Observed by John Gay, published June 1964

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: London Alleyway a098635

London Alleyway a098635
Rainy view of a dimly lamp lit alley in Londons theatre land off St Martins Lane. Photographed by John Gay, early 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cows eye a091202

Cows eye a091202
Close-up of a Highland cows eye at the Royal Smithfield Show, Earls Court, December 1956. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Donkey ride a071928

Donkey ride a071928
Hampstead Heath, Greater London. Two small boys riding donkeys being led across the road in front of Whitestone Pond, with people strolling on the banks of the pond behind

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Discarded TV a071519

Discarded TV a071519
A discarded television beside a row of four dustbins outside a house in Kentish Town, Camden, Greater London. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Halifax FF003428

Halifax FF003428
An elevated view looking north west from Stoney Royd over Halifax, West Yorkshire. Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Flyovers a083828

Flyovers a083828
The modern elevated carriageways of Burdock Way spanning Hebble Brook and the Victorian North Bridge in Halifax West Yorkshire. Photographed by John Gay in 1976

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Piece Hall a083824

Piece Hall a083824
Looking over the market stalls in the courtyard of the Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Originally built as a cloth hall in the late 18th century

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Soho market a099590

Soho market a099590
Rupert Street, Soho, London. Elevated view looking north along Rupert Street, showing a bustling Berwick Street Market. Photographed by John Gay, mid-1950s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Sheep a079979

Sheep a079979
Mob of sheep and an orchard in blossom. Headcorn, Kent. April 1964. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: A helping hand a084475

A helping hand a084475
Highgate Hill, Greater London. A policeman shovelling grit under the wheel of car that is stuck on a snowy road. Photographed by John Gay, 1950s-60s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: White Post Inn a098276

White Post Inn a098276
Inn sign for the White Post Inn, in a snow shower. The public house has a Mansfield Ales sign, but the location is uncertain. Photographed by John Gay, 1955-65

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Pigs in snow a090125

Pigs in snow a090125
Pigs in a snowy field near Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire. Photographed by John Gay, 1950s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Morris Dancing FF003010

Morris Dancing FF003010
Town Street, Thaxted, Essex. A group of morris dancers and a unicorn hobby horse at a Thaxted Morris Ring meeting. Photographed by John Gay in the mid-1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Morris Dancing FF003016

Morris Dancing FF003016
Town Street, Thaxted, Essex. A group of morris dancers and a unicorn hobby horse at a Thaxted Morris Ring meeting. Photographed by John Gay in the mid-1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Framlingham Castle FF003076

Framlingham Castle FF003076
Framlingham Castle, Castle Street, Framlingham, Suffolk. The Prison Tower projecting from the curtain wall. The battlemented curtain walls

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Post boxes a061706

Post boxes a061706
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Detail of two post boxes and a stamp dispenser on the station concourse at Liverpool Street railway station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1967-1968

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Victoria Station a061822

Victoria Station a061822
Victoria Station, Victoria Street, Belgravia, Westminster, Greater London. the original London Chatham and Dover Railway terminus. Photographed by John Gay in the late 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Blacksmiths, Gloucestershire a054054

Blacksmiths, Gloucestershire a054054
The interior of a blacksmiths workshop in Gloucestershire. Photographed by John Gay in the 1950s at an uncertain location

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Hay Bales FF002978

Hay Bales FF002978
Ashendon, Buckinghamshire. Hay bales stacked in a field. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Livestock FF002985

Livestock FF002985
Ashendon, Buckinghamshire. Cattle, sheep and horses grazing on a sloping field, with irises in the foreground and the flat Aylesbury Vale landscape beyond. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Senate House FF003100

Senate House FF003100
Senate House, Malet Street, Camden, Greater London. A view through winter trees in Russell Square. Constructed 1932-1938 by Charles Holden

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: A new baby a089549

A new baby a089549
Thaxted, Essex. Looking down at a group of women cooing at a baby in a pram as a man looks on. Photographed by John Gay in the late 1950s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Out of the pram a086152

Out of the pram a086152
Blackpool, Lancashire. A young mother with baby and pram standing beside an ice cream cart. Photographed by John Gay 1946-55

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Dad with pram a066358

Dad with pram a066358
Golders Hill Park, Greater London. A man with a child in a pram stop outside an enclosure, withpeople behind looking at a stag on the other side of the fence. Photographed by John Gay 1960s

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