Boys playing football in the middle of Southam Street, W10

Southam Street, North Kensington, with boys playing football, 1956. Before the replacement of terraced houses by tower block estates and the rapid growth of car ownership, streets like this were communal spaces and playgrounds for children and adults alike.

(RM ref. 4711)

Category:: Photography
Object ID:: IN15302
Object name:: Boys playing football in the middle of Southam Street, W10
Object type:: photograph, silver gelatin print
Artist/Maker:: Mayne, Roger
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Related places:: London
Production date:: 1956
Material:: paper
Measurements/duration:: H 198 mm, L 268 mm (paper), H 190 mm, L 256 mm (image size)
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Record quality:: 100%
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Owner Status & Credit:: Permanent collection

Copyright holder:: Mayne, Roger
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Creative commons usage:: —
License this image:: To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.

Boys playing football in the middle of Southam Street, W10

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