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Cat perch a084435A black British longhair cat sat upon a white brick pier at Pond Square, Highgate, London. Photographed by John Gay in 1969
Cats tongue a076241A cat with a milky tongue beside a pail of milk. Photographed by John Gay in Hertfordshire, 1950s-60s
Hillingdon a068672Hillingdon, London. A newly built block of flats constructed in the brutalist style on an estate at Field End Road. Photographed by John Gay 1968-75
St Giles Cripplegate FF003274The Church of St Giles and the Barbican Estate, City of London, 1962-'4. John Gay (1909-'99), cellulose acetate negative. The Church of St Giles in Cripplegate Ward dates from the 16th century
Farmhouse kitchen a087028GWENDREATH FARMHOUSE, Grade Ruan, Cornwall. Interior view. Cats warming themselves beside a coal-fired kitchen range. Photographed by John Gay between 1950 and 1965
St Ives, Cornwall a086596ST IVES, Cornwall. A view looking across the harbour to St Ives from Smeatons Pier, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay, 1950
Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074709HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A view towards the tomb of Karl Marx, the political philospher who died in London in 1883
Flower bulbs FF003108Flower bulbs growing amidst small stones. Including a snowdrop. Photographed by John Gay
Tomb of Karl Marx, Highgate Cemetery a074718HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Chinese visitors studying the tomb of Karl Marx, the political philospher. He was originally buried in a more modest grave in the East Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery MF001691_01HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. A Celtic cross tombstone, carved with a sundial, in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in March 1984
Highgate Cemetery a073625HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Gravestones and tombs standing in the mist in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1981
Highgate Cemetery a074572HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Hampstead, London. Graves in the fog of the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay in 1992
Pedestrians on London Bridge FF003475Pedestrians walking across London Bridge, with Tower Bridge visible in the background. Photographed by John Gay during the 1960s
White Conduit Street, Islington FF003132WHITE 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
Cat FF003160A white Chinchilla Persian cat on a Kosset carpet. We ve been expecting you... Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1975
Cremorne Wharf FF003276CREMORNE WHARF, Chelsea, London. View south-west along the River Thames at dusk towards Cremorne Wharf and the Chelsea Flour Mills with the Lots Road Power Station behind
St Pauls Cathedral in bomb damaged surroundings a093716ST 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
Palace of Westminster and debris a093799SOUTHWARK, 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
Covent Garden a093707COVENT 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
Old Royal Naval College a065183OLD 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
Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance a075348A Georgian house with cows on the front lawn probably in Herefordshire, occupied by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Photographed by John Gay between 1945 - 1955
Dogs and cat a087369A 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
Pebbles a087193A close-up view of sea-worn rocks and pebbles on a Cornwall beach. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950 - 1960
Marazion and St Michaels Mount a086591MARAZION, Cornwall. A view over the rooftops of Marazion to St Michaels Mount, taken during the photographers holiday to Cornwall. Photographed by John Gay in 1950
Kenwood House OP04508KENWOOD HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Exterior view. Looking across towards the south front of Kenwood House from the grounds, with a large oak and daffodills in the foreground
Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s
Bentley car and aircraft propellers a087923HEATHROW AIRPORT, B E A Aircraft Hangar, London. A Bentley car parked on the runway in front of the British European Airways buildings at Heathrow Airport with the propellers of an aircraft visible
Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550ALDEBURGH BEACH, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Fisherman tipping a wicker basket at the seas edge with gulls wheeling overhead and a sea mark in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1977
Brill Windmill a081475BRILL WINDMILL, Windmill Street, Brill, Buckinghamshire. Brill Windmill overlooking a farmstead and Aylesbury Vale landscape
Alnwick, Northumberland a081264MARKET STREET, Alnwick, Northumberland. Looking west along Market Street towards the Northumberland Hall and Town Hall beyond, showing cars parked on cobbles in the foreground
Snowy street scene a080314FRENCH 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
Aldeburgh Beach a082551ALDEBURGH BEACH, Suffolk. View along the beach showing a line of sea marks and a fisherman with a wicker basket walking up the beach with gulls wheeling overhead. Photographed by John Gay in 1977
Gardnor House, Hampstead a071908GARDNOR 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
Hop poles a079959Hop poles, stacked in tent shapes, arranged in lines. Taken in Kent. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950s
Ploughing a076208A field in Hertfordshire, being ploughed by a man on a tractor. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950-1959
Highgate Cemetery a074640HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A tree covered path and grave stones. Photographed by John Gay in the early 1980s
Cars in the snow a071902CHURCH ROW, Hampstead, London. A street view in the snow looking east along the middle of Church Row, with a row of snow covered cars parked in the foreground
Highgate Cemetery a073599HIGHGATE CEMETERY, Swains Lane, Highgate, Hampstead, London. The ivy covered face of a statue on a tomb in the West Cemetery. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s
Misty evening a072866Looking along a tree-lined street towards the rear elevation of a row of terraced houses on a misty evening in winter, either in Islington or Shoreditch, London. Photographed by John Gay
Hand cart a064786Diffused light filtering down onto an empty cart standing in front of silhouetted buildings, a lamp post and a mature tree. Photographed somewhere in London by John Gay
Fallow deer a064455A group of fallow deer bucks lying down in long grass in Bushy Park, London. Photographed by John Gay in 1964
Iron spandrel with office block beyond a062695LONDON BRIDGE STATION, London. A close up of a cast iron spandrel at the station, with a modern office block visible beyond. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
Waterloo Station a062151WATERLOO STATION, London. Looking along a bench with curved wrought iron arms on a platform at Waterloo Station with a train passing at speed in the background. Photographed by John Gay
Circular window at Liverpool Street Station a061687LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view through a small circular window towards ornate cast iron spandrels supporting the roof structure at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay
Liverpool Street Station a061617LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view of the station showing the piers of the double aisle and crowded platforms beneath. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1972
Blackpool Pleasure Beach a047934PLEASURE BEACH, Blackpool, Lancashire. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is one of the most popular holiday attractions in England, and offers rides such as the double ferris wheel seen here
Hampton Court Palace a064609HAMPTON COURT PALACE, Greater London. People strolling outside the south front to Hampton Court Palace with a man crouched taking a photograph of a woman, a pollarded tree in the foreground
Bridge Road, Wembley, London a071612BRIDGE ROAD, Wembley, London. Looking along the shop fronts of the parade of shops at Nos 7 to 31 Bridge Road on a misty morning or evening in winter
