Cycling, Walking and pushing
I have been to meetings on my estate where discussions around parking disintegrated into a shouting match. I have never owned a car and have always thought that London requires its population to walk, cycle or push like the two elegant ladies below.
Two Ladies with their shopping trolleys on Commercial Road. London 2008
Osborn Street runs directly into Brick Lane and in recent years has been a shabby cousin of ‘the Lane’. The passing cyclists designer bike and white high heels is undoubtedly on her way to a chicer place than Osborn Street!
Cyclist heading towards Brick Lane. London 2007
The delicious electric light below invites another cyclist the wrong way down Brick Lane.
Cyclist on Brick Lane. London 2007
Pedestrian on Vallance Road. London 2007
Ice cream for sale. Brick Lane 1983
New Brick Lane Images
In the first edited digitised images I have provided to the Bishopsgate Institute there are a few early 1980’s shots of Brick Lane. Much of what you see below has now disappeared entirely.
The former Clifton restaurant on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Studying a window on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Woman on Brick Lane. Early 1980's
Underground
I have just finished editing the first disk of images from the Bishopsgate Institute who are digitising my negative collection. Eventually the entire collection will rest with the Institute which will place my edited images online. The first disk contained about 12 rolls of film. Below are a few of my favourites. I’ll let you see more during the week.
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
District Line 1984
Doors and Entrances
Berlin Subway, 2004
House entrance overlookinng a refrigeration shop. Old Town Dhaka, Bangladesh 1991
Waterloo station entrance. London 1986
Refrigerator shop entrance. Dhaka, Bangladesh 1991
Fight For Our Rights
Some years ago I interviewed Tony Benn (below) for our film ‘Not In Our Name’. It was a wide ranging interview with a man who has always been generous with his time when it comes to supporting Labour movement causes. As president of the Stop The War campaign he has spoke at hundreds of meetings across the UK and abroad. I remember him saying that each generation has to fight to protect the gains achieved by the previous generation. Looking through my archive I can see just how true that is …
Tony Benn shortly before the start of a Stop the War meeting at QMW college in 2002.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, 1986
Anti Poll Tax demonstration. Lambeth, London 1991
Demonstration against pit closures. London 1980's
Protester against the war. London 1991
