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Balham Collection

Background imageBalham Collection: Girls with their books in Balham, SW London

Girls with their books in Balham, SW London
Four girls with their books and drawings, sitting on a pavement in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London

Boys outside a sweet shop, Balham, SW London
Four boys on the doorstep of a sweet shop in Balham, SW London, with bottled drinks. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London

Children with ice lollies on a Balham street, SW London
Five children eating ice lollies in the doorway of a betting shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: BALHAM MARKET / 1950 S

BALHAM MARKET / 1950 S
Balham market, showing vegetable stalls

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing football in a street, Balham, SW London

Boys playing football in a street, Balham, SW London
Four boys playing a game of football in a Balham street, SW London, near the premises of E W Evans, Turf Accountant. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London

Boy with bicycle wheel, Balham, SW London
A little boy with a bicycle wheel on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children playing with a van in a Balham street, SW London

Children playing with a van in a Balham street, SW London
Children playing in and around an abandoned van in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London

Children doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, doing handstands against a concrete wall on a Balham street, SW London. A smaller child watches them, backed into a corner. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Girl climbing tree, line of washing, Balham, SW London

Girl climbing tree, line of washing, Balham, SW London
A girl climbs a tree under a line of washing in the Zennor Road area of Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London

Little boy lifts his jumper, Balham, SW London
A little boy lifting his jumper on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys eating fish and chips, Balham, SW London

Boys eating fish and chips, Balham, SW London
Three boys eating fish and chips out of newspaper on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Girls with dolls and prams, Balham, SW London

Girls with dolls and prams, Balham, SW London
Two little girls with dolls and prams on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Girl with doll in pram, Balham, SW London

Girl with doll in pram, Balham, SW London
A little girl hugs her doll in a pram on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Epsom Traffic Jam

Epsom Traffic Jam
A sketch by John Sturgess, showing a traffic blockage on Balham Hill, encountered during a homeward journey from that year's Epsom Derby. Date: 1887

Background imageBalham Collection: Vintage paper bag, Watkins record stall, Tooting Market

Vintage paper bag, Watkins record stall, Tooting Market
Vintage paper bag for Watkins record stall at Tooting Market, Tooting High Street, SW London. 20th century

Background imageBalham Collection: Nuns and nurses, South London Hospital for Women & Children Nuns and nurses

Nuns and nurses, South London Hospital for Women & Children Nuns and nurses
Nuns and nurses, South London Hospital for Women & Children. Reverse reads Outside back of Balham Hill Walls still not repaired after bombing during 1939-1945 War

Background imageBalham Collection: Photograph of Balham Hotel, Balham, London

Photograph of Balham Hotel, Balham, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Trading Record 1928

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man laughing, Balham, SW London

Old man laughing, Balham, SW London
An old man laughing, Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys with toy guns, Balham, SW London

Boys with toy guns, Balham, SW London
Four boys with three toy guns on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2

Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- a bus in a bomb crater over an underground station in Balham High Road, SW London, 14 October 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageBalham Collection: Little girl climbing on a fence, Balham, SW London

Little girl climbing on a fence, Balham, SW London
Little girl climbing on a fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man with prams and junk, Balham, SW London

Old man with prams and junk, Balham, SW London
An old man with a line of prams containing junk on a street in Balham, SW London. He is outside a rag and bone merchants premises where he hopes to get money in exchange for the junk

Background imageBalham Collection: Boy and girl on a street in Balham, SW London

Boy and girl on a street in Balham, SW London
A boy and a girl sitting on a wall on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Tramp on a Balham street, SW London

Tramp on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp sitting on a bench in a Balham street in SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, London, WW1

Kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, London, WW1
Red Cross nurses in the kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, South London. Mrs Tytler, head cook, manages the kitchen with a staff of Kensington Red Cross VAD members. Date: 1915

Background imageBalham Collection: Two children on pavement, Balham, SW London

Two children on pavement, Balham, SW London
Two children, a boy and a girl, sitting and lying on the pavement on a street in Balham, SW London. The boy is holding a shovel, and they are both rather dirty. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: 1960s, 60s, sixties, boy, boys, girl, girls, child, children, childhood, balham, street

1960s, 60s, sixties, boy, boys, girl, girls, child, children, childhood, balham, street
Three children, a girl and two boys, wondering what to get up to on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Group of children at a gate, Balham, SW London

Group of children at a gate, Balham, SW London
Group of children standing round a wrought iron gate in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. They are all smiling and looking at something interesting, perhaps in a window

Background imageBalham Collection: Group of children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London

Group of children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London
A group of children sitting on the kerb in a Balham street, SW London, playing with a battered old suitcase. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Little boy crying in Balham, SW London

Little boy crying in Balham, SW London
A little boy sitting on the kerb and crying on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing football in Balham, SW London

Boys playing football in Balham, SW London
Three boys playing football in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boy keeping goal in Balham, SW London

Boy keeping goal in Balham, SW London
A boy keeping goal in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing in street, Balham, SW London

Boys playing in street, Balham, SW London
Boys playing in a street in Balham, SW London. They seem to be playing a game where the loser has to take off an item of clothing. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children with sweets on a Balham street, SW London

Children with sweets on a Balham street, SW London
Five children in their Sunday best explore a bag of sweets in the doorway of a shop on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children buying ice cream on a Balham street, SW London

Children buying ice cream on a Balham street, SW London
Children buying ice cream from an ice cream van on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1967

Background imageBalham Collection: Two girls skipping on a Balham street, SW London

Two girls skipping on a Balham street, SW London
Two girls skipping in the roadway on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing a game, Balham, SW London

Boys playing a game, Balham, SW London
A group of boys sitting in a circle, playing a game (spin the bottle), on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Two girls with gramophone, Balham, SW London

Two girls with gramophone, Balham, SW London
Two little girls with an old wind-up gramophone and a 78rpm record on a pavement in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boy climbing drainpipe on a Balham house, SW London

Boy climbing drainpipe on a Balham house, SW London
A boy climbing the drainpipe of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London

Group of children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One has a bicycle, another has a toy car, and others are sitting in the remains of an old suitcase

Background imageBalham Collection: Four children playing on a Balham street, SW London

Four children playing on a Balham street, SW London. One boy seems to be blowing a raspberry at a girl wearing Girl Guides uniform. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London

Children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London
A group of six children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Group of children on waste ground, Balham, SW London

Group of children on waste ground, Balham, SW London
A group of children on waste ground in Balham, SW London. The girl standing up seems to be giving a speech or singing a song. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Girls with their dolls in a Balham street, SW London

Girls with their dolls in a Balham street, SW London
Four girls with their dolls, sitting on the kerb in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys on a go-kart in a Balham street, SW London

Boys on a go-kart in a Balham street, SW London
Three boys on a go-kart in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Little boy with freckles, Balham, SW London

Little boy with freckles, Balham, SW London
A little boy with freckles, Balham, SW London. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Girls with doll and parasol, Balham, SW London

Girls with doll and parasol, Balham, SW London
Girls with a doll in a cradle, and a parasol, in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953

Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953
Six-Pump Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market, 31 Bedford Hill (on junction with Shipka Road), Balham, London 8th May 1953. Date: 1953

Background imageBalham Collection: Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2

Blitz in London -- Cavendish Road, Balham, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firemen sorting through the debris in the aftermath of a direct hit on their sub-fire station 86W, located at Cavendish Road School, Balham, SW London, 5 November 1940

Background imageBalham Collection: Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham - Language Lesson

Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham - Language Lesson
The London School Boards Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham - a language lesson accompanies a childrens tea party. Date: early 1900s

Background imageBalham Collection: Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham

Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham
The London School Boards Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham, south London - children are being taught to speak. Date: early 1900s

Background imageBalham Collection: Cavendish Road School for Deaf Children, Balham

Cavendish Road School for Deaf Children, Balham
The London School Boards Cavendish Road School for Deaf, Balham, south London - a clay modelling class. The boy at the end of the table holds tame rat, used as a model. Date: early 1900s

Background imageBalham Collection: Man feeding sparrow in a Balham park, SW London

Man feeding sparrow in a Balham park, SW London
Man feeding bread to a sparrow in a Balham park, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Children with toy pram, Balham, SW London

Children with toy pram, Balham, SW London
Children playing with a toy pram on a Balham street, SW London. A small girl and a teddy bear are in the pram. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Two little girls on a Balham street, SW London

Two little girls on a Balham street, SW London
Two little girls in front of a house on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Seven girls on a Balham street, SW London

Seven girls on a Balham street, SW London
Seven girls in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing with junk, Balham, SW London

Boys playing with junk, Balham, SW London
Three boys playing with junk in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Three boys playing with sand in a Balham street, SW London

Three boys playing with sand in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Six girls on a Balham street, SW London

Six girls on a Balham street, SW London
Six girls huddled together in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Four boys on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London

Four boys on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London
Four boys on top of a brick wall with a washing line above them, on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children on doorstep in a Balham street, SW London

Children on doorstep in a Balham street, SW London
Four children on a doorstep in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Two girls playing on planks, Balham, SW London

Two girls playing on planks, Balham, SW London
Two girls playing on planks of wood, with a washing line and a bicycle behind them, on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Chldren on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London

Chldren on a wall, with washing, Balham, SW London
Two girls sitting on a brick wall with a washing line behind them, on a Balham street, SW London. Two boys stand on the pavement, looking up at them. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man with cup of tea, Balham, SW London

Old man with cup of tea, Balham, SW London
An old man relaxing with a cup of tea, Balham, SW London. circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man pulling prams, Balham, SW London

Old man pulling prams, Balham, SW London
An old man pulling along a series of prams joined together, on a road in Balham, SW London. Each of the first two prams contains a large leather armchair, and the third one contains a wooden crate

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man with dog and pram, Balham, SW London

Old man with dog and pram, Balham, SW London
An old man with a German Shepherd dog and junk in a long line of prams on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Old man with military colours and medal, Balham, SW London

Old man with military colours and medal, Balham, SW London
An old man wearing military colours and a medal (dated 1895), Balham, SW London. circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Tramp sitting on grass, Balham, SW London

Tramp sitting on grass, Balham, SW London
A tramp sitting on a patch of grass in Balham, SW London. His beard has recently been trimmed during a visit to the clean-up centre. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Children at a nursery school, Balham, SW London

Children at a nursery school, Balham, SW London. Date: 1950s

Background imageBalham Collection: Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London

Tramp asleep on a Balham street, SW London
A tramp asleep on a bench on a Balham street in SW London. The various bags and papers appear to belong to him. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London

Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London. He is wearing a mortar board which someone has thrown away. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Refuse collectors at work on a Balham street, SW London

Refuse collectors at work on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Tramp in a doorway, Balham, SW London

Tramp in a doorway, Balham, SW London
A tramp sitting in a doorway of a house in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageBalham Collection: Children playing doctors and nurses, Balham, SW London

Children playing doctors and nurses, Balham, SW London
Four children playing doctors and nurses on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Group of children on pavement, Balham, SW London

Group of children on pavement, Balham, SW London
Group of children on a pavement in Balham, SW London, camping out under a wooden plank and a piece of corrugated iron sheeting. One girl is writing on a pre-printed form. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Two girls behind a fence, Balham, SW London

Two girls behind a fence, Balham, SW London
Two little girls standing behind a fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Children with sketchbook on a Balham street, SW London

Children with sketchbook on a Balham street, SW London
A group of children looking through a sketchbook in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys in doorway on a Balham street, SW London

Boys in doorway on a Balham street, SW London
A group of boys standing in a doorway on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys using bubble gum machine, Balham, SW London

Boys using bubble gum machine, Balham, SW London
Boys using a bubble gum machine on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys on a lamp post on a Balham street, SW London

Boys on a lamp post on a Balham street, SW London
Four boys climbing a lamp post with the aid of a rope on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Baby holding shoe in Balham, SW London

Baby holding shoe in Balham, SW London
A baby in a pram, holding a shoe, on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys snowballing in Balham, SW London

Boys snowballing in Balham, SW London
Two boys snowballing in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Background imageBalham Collection: Boys playing by railings, Balham, SW London

Boys playing by railings, Balham, SW London
A group of boys playing by some iron railings on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961



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