John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Collection

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Mallard steam train, Flying Scotsman service a062835
MALLARD. View of the LNER Class A4 train during its time on the Flying Scotsman express passenger service between London and Edinburgh. A man in a trilby hat looks at the engine

Durham Cathedral OP04503
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. Interior view of Durham Cathedral from the north-east showing decorated piers in the nave and crossing. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s

Sweets a093543
A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946

Dog a086653
A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding

Sleeping angel statue, Highgate Cemetery a073906
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, Greater London. A statue of a sleeping angel. Photographed by John Gay, 1970 s

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

Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A snow covered, marble statue of a sleeping lion. The statue, lying on top of George Wombwells tomb in Highgate Cemetery depicts Nero his pet lion

Poodle a054086
View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

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

Whitestone Pond, Hampstead Heath a071818
WHITESTONE POND, Hampstead Heath, London. View of a boy lying down on the edge of the pond with his hand holding a model yacht on the water

St Pancras Hotel a062173
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, Euston Road, London. Interior detail showing the iron balustrades of the grand staircase in the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras station. Date range: 1960-1972. John Gay

Highland calf a094021
View of a young Highland cow, tethered and facing the camera at the Royal Show, Oxford. Photographed by John Gay, July 1959

Outdoor privy a083874
King Cross, Halifax, West Yorkshire. An outdoor privy associated with the Victorian back to back houses and underdwellings of Wainhouse Terrace

Battersea Power Station a077607
BATTERSEA POWER STATION, London. View of the station in Battersea, as seen at dusk from across the River Thames in Westminster

Melton Mowbray a080820
MELTON MOWBRAY, Leicestershire. Snowy winters night. Petrol pumps and signs for a and RAC. Photographed by John Gay

St. Pancras Hotel staircase a062211
ST PANCRAS HOTEL, London. Interior of the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras looking up towards the stone vaulted ceiling above the grand staircase. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

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

Highgate Ponds, Hampstead Heath a071915
HIGHGATE PONDS, Hampstead Heath, Greater London. Three boys standing watching a model yacht being launched on one of the Highgate Ponds by a boy lying on his front reaching over the water. John Gay

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

Spiral staircase a066740
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, Old Bailey, City of London. Overhead interior detail looking down through the centre of a winding staircase in the south wing. John Gay, 1975

Blackpool Beach a047930
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. Informal holiday portrait showing rear view of a family with two small daughters paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background (mid-20th century). John Gay

Blackpool a047928
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay

Boxer dog a076294
A boxer dog looking over the garden gate of a house, Aspenden, Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay, March 1960

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

Cat librarian a066277
A cat sits on top of a bookshelf in the library at Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London. Photographed by John Gay in 1974

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

London skyline 1947 a093777
View of the London skyline looking south-west from the top of Westminster Cathedral towards Battersea Power Station. Photographed by John Gay in 1947

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

Piccadilly a076470
PICCADILLY, London. Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus and Lillywhites in the background

Sheep a087032
A close-up of three sheep in a field, seen from ground-level, with the tall tower of an unidentified church in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1950 - 1960

Kenwood House Concert Bowl OP04509
KENWOOD HOUSE CONCERT BOWL, Hampstead, London. Looking across the lake towards an evening open air concert in the grounds of Kenwood House. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s

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

Hampstead High Street a071897
HIGH STREET, Hampstead, London. Parked cars and traffic in Hampstead High Street at night. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

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

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

Grand Union Canal a064515
GRAND UNION CANAL, Little Venice, London. Canal boats moored on the Grand Union Canal at Little Venice, Paddington, looking along the water towards the Westbourne Terrace Road Bridge

Piccadilly Circus Station a073198
PICCADILLY CIRCUS STATION, London. Interior view of a platform on Piccadilly Circus underground station showing a train on the tracks to left and people walking to the exits in the distance

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

Cricket on Kew Green a064146
KEW GREEN, London. Rear view of an elderly couple seated on deckchairs watching a cricket match being played on Kew Green. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Harlesden, London a071669
HARLESDEN, Greater London. A street scene with traffic and pedestrians passing a bus stop by a London Underground station sign in Harlesden at night

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

Village green FF003029
WESTMILL, Hertfordshire. View of the village green and roofed village pump in Westmill. In the background, houses on Pilgrims Close with the tower of St Marys Church beyond

Big Ben a077048
PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, London. The Clock Tower colloquially known as Big Ben, located at the Palace of Westminster, which is alternatively known as the Houses of Parliament

Kings Cross Station a062852
KINGS CROSS STATION, London. Interior view looking down through the trellis of the elevated footbridge, onto the passengers, trains and platforms beneath. Photographed by John Gay

Kings Cross Station a062778
KINGS CROSS STATION, London. Interior view of the train shed at Kings Cross Station showing a train standing beside an almost empty platform. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972

Man leaning forward a054035
An informal portrait of a man seated on a stone bench on Blackfriars Bridge, London; leaning forward with his cap fallen on the ground in front of him. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

Roof tops, Eaton Place, London a064894
EATON PLACE, Belgravia, London. A view of the rooftops of Eaton Place, Westminster showing rows of chimneys and chimney pots. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: January 1962-May 1964

Residential street in London a064802
Looking along the pavement of a residential street, probably in the Kensington and Chelsea area of London with 19th century town houses featuring first floor wrought iron balconies

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