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Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Morris Dancing FF003010

Morris Dancing FF003010
Town Street, Thaxted, Essex. A group of morris dancers and a unicorn hobby horse at a Thaxted Morris Ring meeting. Photographed by John Gay in the mid-1960s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Old Royal Naval College a065183

Old Royal Naval College a065183
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. Misty view of the wrought iron gates and gatepiers to the Royal Naval College on Romsey Road, showing the college beyond. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Statue of an angel a073601

Statue of an angel a073601
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The statue of an angel in thought, on the tomb of V W J Adamson. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Kings Cross Station a062825

Kings Cross Station a062825
KINGS CROSS STATION, Euston Road, London. A view at night from the platform at Kings Cross York Road station looking back towards the illuminated signal box and train sheds at Kings Cross

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132

White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132
WHITE CONDUIT STREET, Islington, London. A line of children hold hands as they walk along the middle of White Conduit Street towards the junction with Chapel Market in Islington

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset a091482

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset a091482
Women walking down Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, a steep cobbled road running between picturesque cottages and the walls of St Mary and St Edwards Abbey. Photographed by John Gay, late 1950s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Pauls Cathedral a077337

St Pauls Cathedral a077337
ST PAULS CATHEDRAL, London. Part of the west facade of St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London, as seen past road traffic on Ludgate Hill to the west, with London buses in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Brill Windmill a081475

Brill Windmill a081475
BRILL WINDMILL, Windmill Street, Brill, Buckinghamshire. Brill Windmill overlooking a farmstead and Aylesbury Vale landscape

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Gardnor House, Hampstead a071908

Gardnor House, Hampstead a071908
GARDNOR HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Looking over the ornate garden gateway and railings towards the front elevation of the house. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Liverpool Street Station a061652

Liverpool Street Station a061652
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view looking across the bonnet of a taxi and showing roof structure within Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Regents Park snow a073209

Regents Park snow a073209
REGENTs PARK, London. Pigeons standing on a snowy path with two people behind walking away through an avenue of trees. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Taxi rank a061644

Taxi rank a061644
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Taxi rank with black cabs at Liverpool Street railway station with the roof structure visible behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Boxer dog a072878

Boxer dog a072878
A boxer dog looking out of an upper floor window of a brick-built house, possibly in Highbury Terrace, Islington, London. Photographed by John Gay in 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Dogs a071614

Dogs a071614
A white poodle and a German Shepherd dog sitting looking out of the window of a cafe. The location is unidentified, possibly the Harrow or Kenton area. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate High Street a072784

Highgate High Street a072784
HIGHGATE HIGH STREET, London. A 1967 image of the high street showing an artist painting the view looking west from the pavement outside the entrance to Waterlow Park. Photograph by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Annes Court Soho a065613

St Annes Court Soho a065613
St Annes Court, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London. View along St Annes Court, Soho, showing signs for clubs and shops, with the corner of the Rose & Crown, Dean Street, in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Liverpool Street Station a063096

Liverpool Street Station a063096
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view. Passengers waiting for a train on a platform at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1947-1948

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715

St Mawes Harbour, Cornwall a086715
ST MAWES HARBOUR, St Mawes, St Just In Roseland, Cornwall. A viewpoint overlooking Summers Beach near St Mawes Harbour in Cornwall, with a view west over small sailboats towards St Mawes Castle

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716

St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716
ST PAULs CATHEDRAL, London. The cathedral in mist with the snow-covered ruins of a bomb damaged building in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1947

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Dogs and cat a087369

Dogs and cat a087369
A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Austin van and aircraft propellers a087965

Austin van and aircraft propellers a087965
HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A Aircraft Hangar, London. A view of an Austin van parked on the apron outside the British European Airways aircraft hangar at Heathrow Airport with the propellers of an

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Snowy street scene a080314

Snowy street scene a080314
FRENCH ROW, St Albans, Hertfordshire. A snowy evening in French Row, showing first floor jetties of buildings to the left and small shops to the right. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074640

Highgate Cemetery a074640
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A tree covered path and grave stones. Photographed by John Gay in the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073965

Highgate Cemetery a073965
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The sculpture of a dog guarding the tomb of Thomas Sayers. Photographed by John Gay in 1985

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Magpie a079744

Magpie a079744
A magpie standing next to an ink pot on a table inside a house in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Tug boat a064985

Tug boat a064985
LONDON DOCKS. The tug Plasma in the foreground departing across the water towards a line of moored ships in the London Docks. Photographed by John Gay in July 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Eaton Place, London a064748

Eaton Place, London a064748
EATON PLACE, Belgravia, Westminster, London. A night time view of the chimney pots to Eaton Place, Belgravia looking over the rooftops and down onto houses on the street below

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Lamp post a065351

Lamp post a065351
DAME STREET, Islington, London. A view south into a section of Dame Street, showing the top of a lamp post in the foreground, and terraced houses beyond. John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Alleyway at night a072752

Alleyway at night a072752
HAMPSTEAD, London. A set of steps in the snow in a wide alleyway at night with a lit street lamp behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Railway tracks, Kings Cross a073103

Railway tracks, Kings Cross a073103
KINGS CROSS, London. An elevated viewpoint of the railway track to the north of Kings Cross Station, a steam engine on the tracks to either side and St Pancras Station in the far distance. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Rag and bone cart a064811

Rag and bone cart a064811
A horse-drawn rag and bone cart standing on the road outside the Builders Arms public house at 1 Kensington Court Place, Kensington, London, with St. Albans Mansions visible beyond. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Pig a067251

Pig a067251
Detail of a pigs snout visible through a ventilation opening on the side of an animal transporter, probably on the Holkham Estate, Norfolk. John Gay. Date range: 1978 - 1981

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Bench, Kew Gardens a064198

Bench, Kew Gardens a064198
KEW GARDENS, Greater London. A metal bench seat surrounded by magnolias in bloom at Kew Gardens, two ducks and a blackbird by the bench. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: London Bridge Station a062719

London Bridge Station a062719
LONDON BRIDGE STATION, Southwark, London. A view looking across to a train standing beneath the decorative bargeboards of a platform roof at London Bridge Station. Date range:1960-1972. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Bridgnorth, Shropshire a079455

Bridgnorth, Shropshire a079455
BRIDGNORTH, Shropshire. A view of the High Street in 1953, looking north towards the timber-framed Town Hall in the middle of the road. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Harlesden, London a071670

Harlesden, London a071670
HARLESDEN, Greater London. A street scene with a No. 220 bus at a bus stop by a London Underground station sign in Harlesden at night, people waiting and cars passing

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Chiswick House a064354

Chiswick House a064354
CHISWICK HOUSE, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, Greater London. An exterior view of the portico and steps to the entrance front of Chiswick House from the south, with twigs coming into leaf to left

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Horse feeding from nosebag a065985

Horse feeding from nosebag a065985
KINGS CROSS, London. The head of a horse with head down feeding from a nosebag, with one of the gasometers at Kings Cross behind. Date range: 1946-1969, John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Strand on the Green, Chiswick a064333

Strand on the Green, Chiswick a064333
STRAND ON THE GREEN, Chiswick, London. Rear view of two elderly women seated on a bench between trees overlooking boats moored on the River Thames. Also, a dog lying in the shade behind the bench

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Cat and dog a072439

Cat and dog a072439
A cat sitting next to railings on a wall, looks down at a dog which looks back up at the cat. Photgraphed by John Gay, late 1950 s, early 1960 s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074736

Highgate Cemetery a074736
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of an angel pointing skywards above a tomb in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1985

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Covent Garden a093707

Covent Garden a093707
COVENT GARDEN, London. Looking up at the arched iron and glass facade of Covent Garden markets Floral Hall, with piles of fruit crates belonging to W. Bailey Ltd stacked in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: The Royal Exchange, City of London a065448

The Royal Exchange, City of London a065448
ROYAL EXCHANGE, City of London. An interior view of the elaborate vaulted and domed cast iron and glass roof and pedimented Ionic first floor windows of the Royal Exchange. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Cat a069843

Cat a069843
BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex. A view of a tabby cat sat on a chest tomb overgrown with grasses and large daisy flowers, in the graveyard immediately to the south of the Priory Church of St Mary

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Pancras Hotel a061729

St Pancras Hotel a061729
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Exterior detail showing the curve of the south front of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras station. Date range: 1960-1972. John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Mill Pond, Grantchester a074220

Mill Pond, Grantchester a074220
MILL POND, Grantchester Road, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire. A view north-west across the Mill Pond beside Grantchester Road in Grantchester, South Cambridgeshire

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Elderly couple a066020

Elderly couple a066020
An elderly couple walking away along the pavement next to a high wall in an unidentified road; a modern block of flats in front and parked cars to left, possibly located in Camden, London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Pittville Park a092116

Pittville Park a092116
Pittville Pump Room, Pittville Park, Pittville, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The west face of the, Pittville Pump Room, located in the north-east part of, Pittville Park




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