Kensington Collection

Mersey Street, West London
A view of Mersey Street, North Kensington, London, with a woman and three children. The street looks very run down, and there is an auction sale sign on the terraced housing to the left. Date: 1960

Airship, the Eagle, on display in London
Engineering drawing of an airship, on display to the public at the Grounds of the Aeronautical Society, Victoria Road, opposite Kensington Gardens, London. With descriptive text below. 1835

Boys pushing a car, Princedale Road, Kensington, London
A group of boys giving a car a push start in Princedale Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Boys tying rope round a lamppost, Southam Street
Two boys tying a length of rope round a lamppost in Southam Street, North Kensington, West London, so that they can swing round it (see 10061196). Date: 1956

Scene in the Lounge, Prince of Wales Hotel, London
Scene in the Lounge of the Prince of Wales Hotel, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London, with elegant people taking afternoon tea. early 20th century

Man tending garden in Princes Place, London
An elderly man tending a front garden in Princes Place, North Kensington, West London. Date: 1963

Three boys playing football, Addison Place
Three boys playing football in front of some garage doors in Addison Place, North Kensington, West London. Date: circa 1956

Two boys playing Knock em Down in a London street

Boys in the gym at Hill House School, Kensington
A group of young boys enjoying a games session in the gymnasium at Hill House Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London. Date: 1961

Two little girls dancing in Kensal Road, London
Two little girls dancing together on the pavement in Kensal Road, North Kensington, West London. Date: 1957

Botanical Sketchbook -- Common Tormentil. 1920s

The Round Pond angler in silhouette
A small child with a fishing net amuses himself at the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Date: 1926

Children in Kensington Gardens in silhouette
Charming scene showing two children in Kensington Gardens, London during the 1920s. Date: 1926

Couple walking near Natural History Museum, London
A couple walking along the pavement opposite the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. Date: 1961

Outside North Kensington pub
Some people stand outside a pub holding glasses of beer in North Kensington, London, One woman holds a half empty glass in one hand and a pram with a baby sitting in it in the other

Couple dancing
A young man and woman dance together at the Seven Feathers Youth Club in North Kensington, London. Another girl watches in the background. Date: 1956

Two forms of transport on a London bridge -- a double decker bus on the left, a horse and cart on the right

London bus during the General Strike, Route 1, destined for Kensington Church, the Aldwych and Notting Hill Gate

Boys playing with tyres
Three boys playing with rubber tyres in Heathfield Street, off Portland Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1958

Boys playing football in Southam Street, London
A group of boys play football in the middle of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, while four West Indian men stand chatting on the far pavement. Date: 1956

Boy with cricket bat in Addison Place
A boy with a determined expression on his face wields a cricket bat in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Swinging girl in Southam Street, London
A girl swings on a piece of rope tied to a lamp post in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, aided and abetted by her friend

Girl with cat in Southam Street, London
A girl in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, holds a cat to her upturned face and kisses it. Date: 1957

Boys with football, North Kensington
Five boys on the street in North Kensington, pausing from their game of football. The one in the foreground looks as if hes had enough and is walking away. Date: 1958

Children playing in Portland Road
Three children, two girls and a boy, playing in Portland Road, North Kensington, London

Guy Fawkes Night in Southam Street, London
Guy Fawkes Night in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, with a bonfire burning in the middle of the road. Date: 1956

Latimer Road underground station
Outside Latimer Road underground station in North Kensington, West London -- the road is cut across by a huge railway bridge, as this particular station isn t actually under the ground. Date: 1960

Boys playing bows and arrows with a car
A group of naughty boys play bows and arrows outside and inside a rather nice looking shiny black car in the North Kensington area of London. Hopefully it is with the owners permission! Date: 1957

Men in Southam Street, London
A group of men coming out of a house in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. Two men in the foreground are sorting out some cash. Date: 1959

Children in North Kensington
A group of seven children, five girls and two boys, hang out on the pavement in North Kensington, London

Boys drinking school milk
Three boys at Gibbs Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London, drinking the traditional mid-morning bottle of milk, which was eventually done away with by Mrs Thatcher ten years later. Date: 1961

Bowling in Addison Place
A boy bowls a cricket ball in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Children at Wetherby School
Children in a classroom at Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School, South Kensington, London. One thoughtful little boy is looking straight at the camera rather than getting on with his lesson. Date: 1962

West Indian girl in North Kensington
A West Indian girl in a North Kensington street, standing near some boys fighting in the roadway. Date: 1957

Cops and robbers in Addison Place
Two boys playing cops and robbers with a toy gun in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Boy hanging from a wall in Southam Street, London
A boy hangs from a wall in Southam Street, North Kensington, London -- perhaps he is trying to retrieve a lost football. The wall is in rough concrete, with writing chalked on it. Date: 1958

Schoolboys sketching dinosaur skeleton
Two schoolboys sit on folding stools in the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, sketching a large skeleton of the Triceratops Prorsus which is on display in front of them. Date: 1960

Boy keeping goal in Southam Street, London

Girls larking about in North Kensington, London
A group of young women lark about on the pavement in a street in North Kensington, London, while two young men watch and smile. Date: 1959

General view of Southam Street, London
A general view of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, with various adults and children. Date: 1956

Corner of Southam Street, London
A corner of Southam Street, North Kensington, London. A young boy looks straight at the camera, while various adults go about their business. Date: 1961

Street scene in North Kensington
A street scene in North Kensington

Boys playing in North Kensington
Four boys playing with a large piece of ironwork on a street in North Kensington, London. A girl watches them, wondering what they are going to do with it. Date: 1957

Woman with toddler in Southam Street, London
A middle aged woman with a toddler in Southam Street, North Kensington, London

Welcome Cafe, North Kensington
View of the aptly named Welcome Cafe, on the corner of Walmer Road and Oldham Road in North Kensington, London. The street is deserted, and the shabby old building is up for sale. Date: 1960

Bicycles and chalk marks, Portland Road
Boys playing an interesting game with bicycles and chalk marks in the roadway in Portland Road, North Kensington, London. (1 of 2) Date: 1957

Boys playing cricket in Addison Place
Two boys getting ready to catch a high flying cricket ball in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Teacher and boys at Gibbs Pre-Prep School
A teacher sits on a piano stool with an upright piano behind him to teach a class of boys at Gibbs Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London. Date: 1962

Girls playing in North Kensington, London
Two girls playing on a street corner in North Kensington, London. The smaller girl swings from a rope attached to a lamppost

First Night of the Proms
A full audience at the Royal Albert Hall for the First Night of the Proms. Date: 1963

Boys on a bomb site, Portland Road
Two boys playing on a bomb site in Portland Road, North Kensington, London. One boy holds up an old metal wash tub. Date: 1958

Couple sunbathing, North Kensington
A couple sunbathing outside a scruffy basement flat off Ladbroke Grove, North Kensington, London

Two boys at Wetherby School
Two young boys sit at their desks, concentrating on their work, at Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School, South Kensington, London. Date: 1962

Boy and girl playing street cricket
A boy gets ready to bat and a girl gets ready to field during a game of cricket in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Policeman in Southam Street, London
A policeman speaks to a resident through her open window in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. Another resident stands in the doorway, hand on hip, looking on rather disdainfully. Date: 1956

Boy playing with pram in North Kensington
A boy plays with a pram on a cobblestone street in North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Three girls in Southam Street, London
Three young girls sit on the edge of the pavement in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, smiling at the camera. A round face has been chalked in the roadway, with hair but no other features

Scene in Princedale Road
A scene in Princedale Road, North Kensington, London. A little boy sits on a doorstep reading the latest comic, with his dog relaxing on the pavement next to him

Couple jiving, North Kensington
A young couple jiving at a Youth Club in North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Seven Feathers Youth Club, North Kensington
Young men and women getting to know each other at the Seven Feathers Youth Club in North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Girls skipping in Southam Street, London
Girls skipping in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, with a bicycle wheel visible in the foreground. The distinctive terraced Georgian houses of Southam Street can be seen in the background

Boys at Hill House School, Kensington
A group of 11 year old schoolboys sit round a long table doing their work at Hill House Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London. Date: 1961

Making a Guy in Addison Place
Two boys in Addison Place, North Kensington, London, stuff an old jacket with dead leaves to make a Guy in order to raise money for bonfire night. Date: 1956

Boys boxing at Wetherby School
Two boys boxing at Wetherby Pre-Preparatory School, South Kensington, London. They are keeping their gloves well up to protect their faces. Date: 1962

Two boys playing in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. They are both jumping and reaching up into the air, perhaps trying to catch a cricket ball. Date: 1957

Boys on a go-cart in Addison Place
Three boys ride a home-made go-cart down the street in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Boy with tabby cat in Addison Place
A smiling boy carries a large tabby cat in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Girl turns a cartwheel in Southam Street, London
A little girl in dirty clothes turns a cartwheel in the middle of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, while a group of adults cluster together in front of a doorway. Date: 1956

Young man of Southam Street, North Kensington
A young man of Southam Street, North Kensington, London, hanging out with his friends. Date: 1956

Man with boys in Southam Street, London
A man with a group of boys on the pavement in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. Date: 1959

Street scene in North Kensington, London
Scene in a shabby street of terraced housing in North Kensington, London. A white cat sits on a window ledge, and a little boy looks straight at the camera. Date: 1960

Cat and car in Addison Place
A black cat sits next to a partially covered car, registration number APN 18, in a derelict part of Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Girl playing in Southam Street, London
A girl playing in Southam Street, North Kensington, London, holds her hands up to her head and screams. She is wearing a light-coloured knitted jumper with a dark dress over it. Date: 1957

Police investigate a disturbance
Two policemen investigate a disturbance outside a house in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. A rather smart car is parked outside. Date: 1956

Girls with a pram in Southam Street, London
Four girls, three younger and one older, with a pram in Southam Street, North Kensington, London. The older girl is looking at something to the right and laughing in delight. Date: 1957

Boy with a toy gun, Addison Place
A boy swivels his toy gun just like a cowboy in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Boys with wooden swords in Portland Road
Boys playing with makeshift wooden swords in Portland Road, North Kensington, London. Date: 1957

Woman and children in North Kensington
A woman and two children on the steps of their home in North Kensington, London. Date: 1961

Two boys fighting in Portland Road
Two boys fighting, in a friendly kind of way, in Portland Road, North Kensington, London. One of them has lost his shoe. Date: 1957

Two elderly women in North Kensington

Home time at Bousfield Primary School in Kensington and Chelsea, south west London. A smartly dressed middle class mother leaves with her children. Date: 1963

Boys with bikes in Addison Place
Two young boys with their bicycles in a shed in Addison Place, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Children Fighting
A group of children watching a couple of boys fighting in the street, North Kensington, London. Date: 1956

Girl on some Steps

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