Boys playing on a bomb site, off Harrow Road, Paddington
A young boy stands amidst the rubble of a bombsite on Waverley Walk, Paddington. Bombed-out buildings and rubble were a common sight across post-war London. Children made playgrounds of the streets and bombsites, finding all kinds of swappable treasures amongst the ruins.
Category:
Photography
Object ID:
IN15393
Object name:
Boys playing on a bomb site, off Harrow Road, Paddington
Object type:
photograph, silver gelatin print
Artist/Maker:
Mayne, Roger
Related people:
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Related events:
World War II
Related places:
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Production date:
1957
Material:
paper, silver salts
Measurements/duration:
H 265 mm, W 200 mm (paper), H 245 mm, W 180 mm (image size)