King’s Road 1971, Part 2
The second batch is from August 1971...
King’s Road 1971, Part 1
The first of two visits to King's Road from 1971 - this one from June. The fashions are just a little different to the 1960s aren't they?...
King’s Road 1970
A definite change in the fashions on King's Road - August 1970.
A fine 'tache, sir!...
King’s Road 1969
The third annual visit to photograph the happening people of King's Road.OK, I know this one isn't King's Road - it's Piccadilly Circus - and the people are probably slightly less trend-setting than the fashionistas of Chelsea, but it's still worth posting....
Famous car
July 1968 on the King's Road - A Bentley S1, registration 222 APL. It was decorated by some bloke who married the flat-mate of our current next door neighbour when she lived in Liverpool. That's not why I've posted this pic - he was slightly more famous for something else. Her name was Cynthia - she married John Lennon...See this website for a colour image - scroll down a bit....
Hey there groovy hepcats…
It would appear that my father visited the King's Road in Chelsea a few times in the late 1960s and early 1970s to photograph the nation's trend setters. It looks like he went every summer from 1967 to 1975.
These are from 1967 and 1968, and it'll be interesting to see how the fashions change over the years!...
Regent Street
Regent Street in London, in December 1960, with the Christmas lights....
Christmas in London, 1958
I don't know if you can make it out in this copy of the picture, but there are masses of people in Trafalgar Square, just looking at the tree....
London Zoo
October 1958, and presumably the crocodiles are huddled together to keep warm. That or it's some kind of reptilian orgy...
I'd like to show this photo to the current head of Health and Safety at London Zoo, just to see how pale he turns, and how quickly....
"Blizzard"
I think the word "blizzard" might be a little excessive for what doesn't really appear to be too much snow, although nowadays this much snowfall would cause the entire country to grind to a halt for a couple of days.What's really interesting is to see a policeman still out there directing traffic in Piccadilly Circus. Actually, the surprise is not that they're still out there in the snow, it's that they're out there in the first place......