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Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Sweets a093543

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

Background imageJohn 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

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

Battersea Power Station a077607
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Pancras Hotel a062209

St Pancras Hotel a062209
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras Station showing the grand staircase. Date range: 1960 - 1972. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Kingfisher steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062841

Kingfisher steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062841
KINGFISHER. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. Photographed by John Gay, 1948

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Gospel Oak, London a070042

Gospel Oak, London a070042
GOSPEL OAK, London

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

The Old Royal Naval College a065204
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550

Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Fisherman tipping a wicker basket at the seas edge with gulls wheeling overhead and a sea mark in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Liverpool Street Station a061617

Liverpool Street Station a061617
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view of the station showing the piers of the double aisle and crowded platforms beneath. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901

Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath a071901
SPANIARDS INN, Hampstead Heath, Hendon, London. The No

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Paddington Station a061937

Paddington Station a061937
PADDINGTON STATION, London. Elevated view showing passengers awaiting the arrival of a train on Platform 2 at Paddington railway station. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Gas street light, Kings Cross a066009

Gas street light, Kings Cross a066009
KINGS CROSS, London. A street view with an open gas street light in the foreground, a three wheeled van approaching and the gasometers at Kings Cross in the distance behind a high wall

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Pancras Old Church AA062364

St Pancras Old Church AA062364
ST PANCRAS OLD CHURCH, Camden Town, London. A view through the wrought iron gateway leading into St Pancras Gardens. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Children in the snow a054098

Children in the snow a054098
HALIFAX, West Yorkshire. A view showing a group of children sledging down a snow covered road. Date range 1962-1978. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Dog a086653

Dog a086653
A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Melton Mowbray AA080820

Melton Mowbray AA080820
MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire. A view at night of Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Just visible in the background is the tower of St Mary's Church

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Bentley car and aircraft propellers a087923

Bentley car and aircraft propellers a087923
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A Aircraft Hangar, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Tower Bridge a076902

Tower Bridge a076902
TOWER BRIDGE, London. The bridge seen from riverside gantries, looking east. The Thames is still a major port, with Thames barges and other vessels moored in mid stream

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Downshire Hill, Hampstead a072760

Downshire Hill, Hampstead a072760
ST JOHNS CHURCH, Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Friesian cow a067430

Friesian cow a067430
A friesian cow tethered to a mobile parking meter in a farmyard. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Richmond Park a064398

Richmond Park a064398
RICHMOND PARK, London. A red deer stag on the roadside verge with cars and a coach passing by. Date range January 1962 - May 1964. John Gay

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501

Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A snow covered, marble statue of a sleeping lion. The statue, lying on top of George Wombwells tomb in Highgate Cemetery depicts Nero his pet lion

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507

Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507
PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Postman, Harnham, Salisbury OP04500

Postman, Harnham, Salisbury OP04500
HARNHAM, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Alnwick, Northumberland a081264

Alnwick, Northumberland a081264
MARKET STREET, Alnwick, Northumberland. Looking west along Market Street towards the Northumberland Hall and Town Hall beyond, showing cars parked on cobbles in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Aldeburgh Beach a082551

Aldeburgh Beach a082551
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Suffolk. View along the beach showing a line of sea marks and a fisherman with a wicker basket walking up the beach with gulls wheeling overhead. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Statue of an angel a073601

Statue of an angel a073601
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The statue of an angel in thought, on the tomb of V W J Adamson. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Hampstead High Street a071897

Hampstead High Street a071897
HIGH STREET, Hampstead, London. Parked cars and traffic in Hampstead High Street at night. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cars in the snow a071902

Cars in the snow a071902
CHURCH ROW, Hampstead, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath a071915

Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath a071915
HIGHGATE PONDS, Hampstead Heath, Greater London. Three boys standing watching a model yacht being launched on one of the Highgate Ponds by a boy lying on his front reaching over the water. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Spiral staircase a066740

Spiral staircase a066740
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, City of London. Overhead interior detail looking down through the centre of a winding staircase in the south wing. John Gay, 1975

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Chatsworth House a069788

Chatsworth House a069788
CHATSWORTH HOUSE, Chatsworth Park, Chatsworth, Derbyshire

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Blackpool a047903

Blackpool a047903
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. General view along beach towards the Blackpool Tower seen through centre of ring of life buoy on central pier. Mid 20th century. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Blackpool Beach a047930

Blackpool Beach a047930
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Informal holiday portrait showing rear view of a family with two small daughters paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background (mid-20th century). John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath a071818

Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath a071818
WHITESTONE POND, Hampstead Heath, London. View of a boy lying down on the edge of the pond with his hand holding a model yacht on the water

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Lord Hills Road, London a064488

Lord Hills Road, London a064488
LORD HILLS ROAD, Westbourne Green, Paddington, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cricket on Kew Green a064146

Cricket on Kew Green a064146
KEW GREEN, London. Rear view of an elderly couple seated on deckchairs watching a cricket match being played on Kew Green. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cremorne Wharf FF003276

Cremorne Wharf FF003276
CREMORNE WHARF, Chelsea, London. View south-west along the River Thames at dusk towards Cremorne Wharf and the Chelsea Flour Mills with the Lots Road Power Station behind

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073599

Highgate Cemetery a073599
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Swains Lane, Highgate, Hampstead, London. The ivy covered face of a statue on a tomb in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Brighton Station, East Sussex a062906

Brighton Station, East Sussex a062906
BRIGHTON STATION, East Sussex

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Liverpool Street Station a061652

Liverpool Street Station a061652
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view looking across the bonnet of a taxi and showing roof structure within Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Kings Cross Station a062825

Kings Cross Station a062825
KINGS CROSS STATION, Euston Road, London. A view at night from the platform at Kings Cross York Road station looking back towards the illuminated signal box and train sheds at Kings Cross

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Donkey ride a071928

Donkey ride a071928
Hampstead Heath, Greater London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Gas light a066010

Gas light a066010
Kings Cross, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Old Royal Naval College a065183

Old Royal Naval College a065183
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. Misty view of the wrought iron gates and gatepiers to the Royal Naval College on Romsey Road, showing the college beyond. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Brill Windmill a081475

Brill Windmill a081475
BRILL WINDMILL, Windmill Street, Brill, Buckinghamshire. Brill Windmill overlooking a farmstead and Aylesbury Vale landscape

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Kings Cross Station a072950

Kings Cross Station a072950
KINGs CROSS STATION, London. The front of steam locomotive engine No. 60006 (The Herring Gull, renamed the Sir Ralph Wedgewood on 6th January, 1944) standing at a platform in Kings Cross Station

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cutty Sark a065184

Cutty Sark a065184
CUTTY SARK, Greenwich, London. A detail view of the stern of the Cutty Sark by night, showing her decorative name plate and rudder

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132

White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132
WHITE CONDUIT STREET, Islington, London. A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Pauls Cathedral a077337

St Pauls Cathedral a077337
ST PAULS CATHEDRAL, London. Part of the west facade of St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London, as seen past road traffic on Ludgate Hill to the west, with London buses in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Gardnor House, Hampstead a071908

Gardnor House, Hampstead a071908
GARDNOR HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Looking over the ornate garden gateway and railings towards the front elevation of the house. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Regents Park snow a073209

Regents Park snow a073209
REGENTs PARK, London. Pigeons standing on a snowy path with two people behind walking away through an avenue of trees. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Statue with bra a071605

Statue with bra a071605
EDWARD ONSLOW FORD MEMORIAL, Abbey Road, St Johns Wood, London. The bronze seated female figure on the Edward Onslow Ford memorial, wearing a bra, with obelisk behind and a lamp standard to right

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Dogs a071614

Dogs a071614
A white poodle and a German Shepherd dog sitting looking out of the window of a cafe. The location is unidentified, possibly the Harrow or Kenton area. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Cat a069843

Cat a069843
BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate High Street a072784

Highgate High Street a072784
HIGHGATE HIGH STREET, London. A 1967 image of the high street showing an artist painting the view looking west from the pavement outside the entrance to Waterlow Park. Photograph by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Annes Court Soho a065613

St Annes Court Soho a065613
St Annes Court, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London. View along St Annes Court, Soho, showing signs for clubs and shops, with the corner of the Rose & Crown, Dean Street, in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715

St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715
ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716

St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Dogs and cat a087369

Dogs and cat a087369
A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Walberswick Beach a082343

Walberswick Beach a082343
WALBERSWICK BEACH, Suffolk. Rotted wooden posts in the sea at Walberswick, with figures in the distance. Photographed by John Gay in 1969

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Kenwood House Concert Bowl OP04509

Kenwood House Concert Bowl OP04509
KENWOOD HOUSE CONCERT BOWL, Hampstead, London. Looking across the lake towards an evening open air concert in the grounds of Kenwood House. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Austin van and aircraft propellers a087965

Austin van and aircraft propellers a087965
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A Aircraft Hangar, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444

Castlerigg Stone Circle a080444
CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE, St Johns Castlerigg, Cumbria

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Snowy street scene a080314

Snowy street scene a080314
FRENCH ROW, St Albans, Hertfordshire. A snowy evening in French Row, showing first floor jetties of buildings to the left and small shops to the right. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074640

Highgate Cemetery a074640
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A tree covered path and grave stones. Photographed by John Gay in the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073965

Highgate Cemetery a073965
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The sculpture of a dog guarding the tomb of Thomas Sayers. Photographed by John Gay in 1985

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Magpie a079744

Magpie a079744
A magpie standing next to an ink pot on a table inside a house in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageJohn 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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection: Horse and canal barge a064520

Horse and canal barge a064520
GRAND UNION CANAL, Paddington, London. A white horse tethered to railings on the tow path by two moored canal barges. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: January 1962 - May 1964



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