Now, here is one that just indulges my love of public transport and in particular the London Bus.
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| Hare Street, 1970 |
I grew up in southeast London during the first half of the last century, and we didn't have a car, so London Transport which ran buses, as well as the Underground along with the trains of Southern Region was how we got around.
So with that in mind, here are four short documentaries when we still made interesting, and entertaining short films on London Transport, which didn't showcase the lives of celebrities and wannabe celebrities. The films can be found on YouTube and are from the BFI National Archive
Bridge of Song, 1955, Fares please, Overhaul, Story of the RT, 1957.
They are accompanied by two fine historic photographs from John King whose pictures of London take me back to how south east London used to be, and come with his own description behind the images which offer up a context.
"Hare Street, Woolwich seen from the top of an RT type bus. Other buses can be seen on the stand. Before the new ferry terminal was built traffic would queue in this road to cross the river.
No longer a bus stand here, there is a bus stop for a couple of routes. The road is one way now in the other direction. March 1970".
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| Woolwich Road, 1968 |
"Morning traffic on Woolwich Road Charlton. Don't think it has improved that much with the dual carriageway.
Morning rush hour on a misty day. A 177 bus bound for Blackfriars and Embankment can be seen in the queue of traffic on Woolwich Road, Charlton.
On the right is Stone Sports Ground, which flooded one winter, it was left as a lake for many years after with tennis nets sticking out of the water. It has been redeveloped as Stone Lake Retail Park.
Everything in the picture has gone, and the road is now a dual carriageway with a large roundabout around here. August 1968".
Location; London
Pictures; Hare Street, 1970 and Woolwich Road, 1968, from the collection of John King
*Bridge of Song 1955, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cPYSUyhc1Q
Fares please, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyrj_wZor4U
Overhaul, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8lXC4Xp7YM
Story of the RT, 1957, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ql5yAFByYg
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