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John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Animal montage a093117

Animal montage a093117
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. cow, cattle, calf, lamb, chick, pig

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Animal montage a093112

Animal montage a093112
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. pig, cow, cattle, calf, lamb, chicken, swan

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Animal montage a093111

Animal montage a093111
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. pig, cow, cattle, lamb

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cow a092314

Cow a092314
A cow peers around the corner of a barns buttress (taken on the Isle of Wight). Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cow a092274

Cow a092274
A cow peers around the corner of a brick buttress at an unidentified farm on the Isle of Wight. Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Animal montage a088041

Animal montage a088041
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. pig, cattle, lamb, chicken, calf, cow

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Boxer dog a076294

Boxer dog a076294
A boxer dog looking over the garden gate of a house, Aspenden, Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay, March 1960

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cat and dog a072439

Cat and dog a072439
A cat sitting next to railings on a wall, looks down at a dog which looks back up at the cat. Photgraphed by John Gay, late 1950 s, early 1960 s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cat a067698

Cat a067698
A long haired tortoiseshell cat standing on a mat looking up. Photographed by John Gay in 1970

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Terrier dog a083339

Terrier dog a083339
A close-up view of a small terrier dog, seated on a set of open-tread wooden steps within a farm building. Photographed at an unknown location in Wiltshire

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Boxer dog a076293

Boxer dog a076293
A boxer dog looking over the garden gate of a house, Aspenden, Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay, March 1960

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Elephants a098698

Elephants a098698
LONDON ZOO, Regents Park, Westminster, London. Elephants in London Zoo. This image featured in London Observed by John Gay, published in June 1964

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Minster Lovell Hall a081397

Minster Lovell Hall a081397
MINSTER LOVELL HALL, Manor Road, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire. View across the River Windrush towards the remains of Minster Lovell Hall with St Kenelms Church beyond. Photographed by John Gay in 1970

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Minster Lovell Hall and St Kenelms Church a081394

Minster Lovell Hall and St Kenelms Church a081394
MINSTER LOVELL HALL, Manor Road, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire. The remains of Minster Lovell Hall with St Kenelms Church beyond. Photographed by John Gay in 1970

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Ives, Cornwall a086596

St Ives, Cornwall a086596
ST IVES, Cornwall. A view looking across the harbour to St Ives from Smeatons Pier, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay, 1950

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Liverpool Street Station a063096

Liverpool Street Station a063096
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view. Passengers waiting for a train on a platform at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1947-1948

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Alphage Church & St Alphage House FF003407

St Alphage Church & St Alphage House FF003407
The ruins of St Alphage Church with the newly built St Alphage House tower block in the background, part of the ambitious post-war renewal of London Wall. Photographed by John Gay, c.1962

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Demolition FF003328

Demolition FF003328
A building in London under demolition with a crane in the foreground and smoke or dust rising from the rubble. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001801_13

Highgate Cemetery MF001801_13
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Ivy colonizing the statue of a female form holding a pickaxe in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1997

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001771_50

Highgate Cemetery MF001771_50
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The entrance to a family catacomb in Egyptian Avenue in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in March 1991

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001668_29

Highgate Cemetery MF001668_29
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Snow covering the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in winter 1982

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001803_30

Highgate Cemetery MF001803_30
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Two crosses amongst the ivy of the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1997

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074756

Highgate Cemetery a074756
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of a child angel with missing arm in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay, October 1987

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074589

Highgate Cemetery a074589
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The entrance to the Egyptian Avenue in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1993

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074709

Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074709
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A view towards the tomb of Karl Marx, the political philospher who died in London in 1883

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001788_03

Highgate Cemetery MF001788_03
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of a girl holding flowers amid the tombs of the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in Spring 1995

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001674_22

Highgate Cemetery MF001674_22
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Snow covering the grave of Jean Louis and Elizabeth Cameron Mieville in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in winter between 1980 and 1984

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074809

Highgate Cemetery a074809
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of a sad or sleeping figure with ivy creeping up it in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1995

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Flower bulbs FF003108

Flower bulbs FF003108
Flower bulbs growing amidst small stones. Including a snowdrop. Photographed by John Gay

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Albans Abbey FF003035

St Albans Abbey FF003035
ST ALBANS ABBEY, St Albans, Hertfordshire. The tower of St Albans Abbey seen from north-west in the churchyard. Photographed by John Gay in the 1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Village green FF003029

Village green FF003029
WESTMILL, Hertfordshire. View of the village green and roofed village pump in Westmill. In the background, houses on Pilgrims Close with the tower of St Marys Church beyond

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Beech wood FF002987

Beech wood FF002987
SHARPENHOE, Streatley, Bedfordshire. A close up of a beech tree trunk on Sharpenhoe Clappers. Photographed by John Gay c.1960s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Milk churns FF002967

Milk churns FF002967
Three milk churns by cow parsley, Ashendon, Buckinghamshire. Photographed by John Gay, 1950s-1970s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cat perch FF002964

Cat perch FF002964
A ginger cat sitting on a tree stump at Ashendon, Buckinghamshire, with Irises in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay, 1950s-1970s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074718

Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074718
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Chinese visitors studying the tomb of Karl Marx, the political philospher. He was originally buried in a more modest grave in the East Cemetery

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001688_27

Highgate Cemetery MF001688_27
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Looking towards the entrance to the Egyptian Avenue, with the statue of an angel in the foreground, in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in October 1983

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a097501

Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a097501
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The tomb of Karl Marx seen through the gap between two gravestone crosses in the East Cemetery

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001691_01

Highgate Cemetery MF001691_01
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A Celtic cross tombstone, carved with a sundial, in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in March 1984

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074736

Highgate Cemetery a074736
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of an angel pointing skywards above a tomb in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1985

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074548

Highgate Cemetery a074548
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. View through shrubbery towards the pedestal tomb of Frank Holl in the West Cemetery

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074460

Highgate Cemetery a074460
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of girl holding lillies in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1987

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073520

Highgate Cemetery a073520
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. View from the Egyptian Avenue on a foggy day showing entrances to family vaults in the inner circle of the Lebanon Circle, West Cemetery

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074416

Highgate Cemetery a074416
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A statue in the West Cemetery depicting a female figure holding a cross and looking skywards. Photographed by John Gay between 1986 and 1991

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001684_23

Highgate Cemetery MF001684_23
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of an angel pointing towards heaven in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in May 1983

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001577_35

Highgate Cemetery MF001577_35
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of a woman peeping out from behind a rose bush growing in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1980s/90s

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074572

Highgate Cemetery a074572
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Graves in the fog of the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1992

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074510

Highgate Cemetery a074510
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of a young woman holding a cross carved in the form of a tree, marks the grave of Emily Marianne Wilson, hidden amongst the woodland of the West Cemetery

John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073642

Highgate Cemetery a073642
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Two celtic cross gravestones in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in c.1997

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