Balham Collection (page 2)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three boys mock fighting, Balham, SW London
Three small boys having a mock fight on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children running with string, Balham, SW London
Children running with string tied round their waists, on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Three children with jug, Balham, SW London
Three little children with a water jug from a pub, on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys drawing in chalk, Balham, SW London
Boys drawing chalk figures on the ground in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children with puppy, Balham, SW London
Group of children with a cute puppy, sitting in an open doorway of a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Five boys on a Balham street, SW London
Five boys in distress on a Balham street, SW London. They have just fallen off a plank of wood which they were using as an improvised slide. Date: circa 1961

Boys with tricycles in a Balham street, SW London
Six small boys in a huddle with tricycles in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys doing handstands on a Balham street, SW London
Two boys doing handstands against a brick wall on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

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