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John Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection (#8)

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Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073520

Highgate Cemetery a073520
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. View from the Egyptian Avenue on a foggy day showing entrances to family vaults in the inner circle of the Lebanon Circle, West Cemetery

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074416

Highgate Cemetery a074416
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A statue in the West Cemetery depicting a female figure holding a cross and looking skywards. Photographed by John Gay between 1986 and 1991

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001684_23

Highgate Cemetery MF001684_23
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of an angel pointing towards heaven in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in May 1983

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery MF001577_35

Highgate Cemetery MF001577_35
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. The statue of a woman peeping out from behind a rose bush growing in the East Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1980s/90s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074572

Highgate Cemetery a074572
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Graves in the fog of the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1992

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074510

Highgate Cemetery a074510
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Statue of a young woman holding a cross carved in the form of a tree, marks the grave of Emily Marianne Wilson, hidden amongst the woodland of the West Cemetery

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a073642

Highgate Cemetery a073642
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Two celtic cross gravestones in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in c.1997

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074602

Highgate Cemetery a074602
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, East Cemetery, Swains Lane, Highgate, Hampstead, Greater London. Looking between the slender trunks of three ash trees growing amongst the gravestones of the East Cemetery

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Footbridge FF003281

Footbridge FF003281
Looking along the interior of a covered footbridge at the London Docks. Photographed by John Gay in July 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Cat FF003156

Cat FF003156
A white Chinchilla Persian cat on a Kosset carpet. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1975

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Grafton Road, London FF003120

Grafton Road, London FF003120
GRAFTON ROAD, London. Two women walking past the graffiti No Evictions! on a railway bridge on Grafton Road, Camden. Much of the area was bulldozed and redeveloped in the 1960s and early 1970s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Gravestones, Highgate Cemetery a073399

Gravestones, Highgate Cemetery a073399
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, Greater London. Gravestones in the West Cemetery, showing the headstones of George Elsy Ruddock (d.1863) and William Ambrose (1832-1908), Late Master in Lunacy

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Palace of Westminster and debris a093799

Palace of Westminster and debris a093799
SOUTHWARK, London. Bomb damage and demolition debris beside County Hall on Londons South Bank, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge in the background. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Dustbins a093697

Dustbins a093697
Three dustbins in a cobbled London back-street, beside an ornate iron wall grating. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1945 - 1950

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074545

Highgate Cemetery a074545
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. The statue of a young woman marking an overgrown grave in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay between May 1989 - Oct 1989

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Sheep a091165

Sheep a091165
Two sheep wearing jackets. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Ceramics a079811

Ceramics a079811
Earthenware pots and jugs on a wooden pew in Kent. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Tomb, Highgate Cemetery a074532

Tomb, Highgate Cemetery a074532
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A tomb in the West Cemetery decorated with a floral motif. Photographed by John Gay between May 1989 - October 1989

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Pears a089882

Pears a089882
Pears. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Twine a087975

Twine a087975
Twine / string. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Cross a081905

Cross a081905
A cross silhouetted in front of a church window. Interior view. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: St Nicholas Church, Denston, Suffolk a081656

St Nicholas Church, Denston, Suffolk a081656
ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, Denston, Suffolk. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Man and his dog a085353

Man and his dog a085353
40-46 HIGH STREET, Godalming, Surrey. A man and his dog walking through the rear range of numbers 40 to 46 High Street, Godalming; constructed in the 20th century reusing earlier timbers

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Church bell a082655

Church bell a082655
A church bell lying on its side in a churchyard in Somerset. Photographed by John Gay in April 1953

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Reeds growing in lake a080697

Reeds growing in lake a080697
View of reeds growing near the shore of either Rydal Water or Grasmere, in the Lakes parish of South Lakeland, Cumbria, with sunlight reflecting on the surface of the water

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080406
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. The hamlet of Watendlath viewed across Watendlath Tarn. Photographed between December 1953 and January 1954 by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Highgate Cemetery a074386

Highgate Cemetery a074386
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. Detailed view of ironwork and wild flowers. Photographed by John Gay in the early 1980s

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Chimney pots a072996

Chimney pots a072996
Detail of chimney pots, in Islington or Camden. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: House and garden, Hampstead a071900

House and garden, Hampstead a071900
Exterior of the entrance front to a house at Downshire Hill, Hampstead with curving garden path and spring flowers in bloom, and a tree in the foreground to right. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Terraced houses a071495

Terraced houses a071495
Looking along the front elevation of a grand terrace of houses with railings to the steps to the front doors, classical porches and ornate iron balconies. The location is probably in North London

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Oast houses a079669

Oast houses a079669
Close-up of three oast houses, viewed from under a roof or awning. Taken in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Royal Albert Hall and Albert Memorial a076623

Royal Albert Hall and Albert Memorial a076623
A photographer stands on the steps of the Albert Memorial while photographing the Royal Albert Hall. (Reproduced in John Gay, 1964, London Observed). Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Child and dog a075816

Child and dog a075816
An informal portrait of a child and dog in Great Munden, Hertfordshire, showing the child standing on a three legged stool looking over a stable door. Photographed by John Gay in 1963

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Keys in door a068503

Keys in door a068503
A set of keys in a doorway at Heathrow Primary School, Hillingdon. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1966 - 1975

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Curved pathway a064193

Curved pathway a064193
KEW GARDENS, London. A curving paved path through closely mown lawn. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: January 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Albert Embankment a065878

Albert Embankment a065878
ALBERT EMBANKMENT, London. View towards Lambeth Bridge and the Millbank Tower. Bench in the foreground with people walking by the river Thames. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1963

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: View from a house undergoing demolition a066035

View from a house undergoing demolition a066035
KENTISH TOWN, London. View from inside a house undergoing demolition to the backs of the houses opposite with the tower of St Martins Church behind. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946 - 1969

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: London courtyard a065758

London courtyard a065758
Elevated view looking down on a courtyard with parked cars and a flowering tree. Photographed by John Gay, c.1950

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Bridges over the Regents Canal a065309

Bridges over the Regents Canal a065309
REGENTS CANAL, London. A view looking along a stretch of Regents Canal, showing the spans of two bridges, one iron and one brick, that cross the canal within a few metres of each other

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Dockyard a065233

Dockyard a065233
DOCKYARD, Essex. A cobbled road in an industrial dockyard, with a warehouse to left and cranes in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Swan and cygnets a064278

Swan and cygnets a064278
A swan and young cygnets on the water at Kew Gardens. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: January 1962 - May 1964

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: View across the Thames towards Vickers Tower a063295

View across the Thames towards Vickers Tower a063295
Looking across the Thames from the Albert Embankment towards Vickers Tower, now known as Millbank Tower, with the supporting columns of the pilotis of Alembic House in the foreground

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Kings Cross Station a062852

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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Platform canopies at Victoria Station a061776

Platform canopies at Victoria Station a061776
VICTORIA STATION, London. Elevated view looking from the curved, corrugated roof of the train shed down towards the glazed platform canopies at Victoria Station. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Man leaning forward a054035

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

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Covered footbridge a064990

Covered footbridge a064990
LONDON DOCKS. Interior of covered footbridge at the docks with a couple of women walking at the far end. Photographed by John Gay in July 1965

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Grosvenor Hotel, Belgravia, London a061790

Grosvenor Hotel, Belgravia, London a061790
GROSVENOR HOTEL, Belgravia, Westminster, London. Elevated view from the roof of a neighbouring building showing the pavilion roof of the Grosvenor Hotel. Photographed by John Gay

Background imageJohn Gay Collection (1945-1990) Rights Managed Collection: Rooftops a065158

Rooftops a065158
A view from roof level along the snowy roofs of a line of terraced brick houses, showing chimneys, the back gardens of the houses, and with a large crane visible in the distance above the roofs




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