A short series on the pictures of Eltham and Woolwich in 1979.
For four decades the pictures I took of Eltham and Woolwich in the mid ‘70’s sat undisturbed in our cellar.
But all good things eventually come to light.
They were colour slides which have been transferred electronically.
The quality of the original lighting and the sharpness is sometimes iffy, but they are a record of a lost Eltham and Woolwich.
This remains one of my favourites, just because it is so ordinary. The couple moving with some speed, and perhaps with an eye on the "clear out."
And while they make their determined way towards the "End of Season CLEAROUT" the two police officers are deep in conversation.
There is no doubting that this image is of its period.
The police uniforms, the night stick and the hand made clearance sign, all very different now.
I wish i had recorded the exact location, but in those days I was far more3 casual about such things.
It will have been around Powis Street and judging by the clothes late July or August.
This I also know because it would have been the summer holidays and freed from the grind of work I would have been back in Well Hall Road at the family home.
And each day armed with my camera would have set off to record Eltham, Woolwich and beyond.
Location; Woolwich
Picture; Woolwich circa 1979, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
But all good things eventually come to light.
They were colour slides which have been transferred electronically.
The quality of the original lighting and the sharpness is sometimes iffy, but they are a record of a lost Eltham and Woolwich.
This remains one of my favourites, just because it is so ordinary. The couple moving with some speed, and perhaps with an eye on the "clear out."
There is no doubting that this image is of its period.
The police uniforms, the night stick and the hand made clearance sign, all very different now.
I wish i had recorded the exact location, but in those days I was far more3 casual about such things.
It will have been around Powis Street and judging by the clothes late July or August.
This I also know because it would have been the summer holidays and freed from the grind of work I would have been back in Well Hall Road at the family home.
Location; Woolwich
Picture; Woolwich circa 1979, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
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