All photos by me (John Cook) unless otherwise stated
My School friends Roger, Tony and Timmy moved from Bradford to Camden Town in June-ish, 1980. Toby, another School friend, was already living down there. At the age of 22, on or around the 21st July 1980, I also moved to London to play in bands, write poetry and squat with friends. This was life on the edge of society for me and as such this episode of my life has a 'Part 2 London in the 80s' / 8 episodes devoted to it here on my photo stories blog 'Connections with the Edge'. Here in this post, Part 5, Portfolio #4, I add new portraits and pictures of characters/locations shown in Part 2, London in the '80s. These were collected on 2 trips to London in the second half of 2022.
40 Years After
On the left of the grids below: 6 photos taken by Halvdan Wettre, 1 by Plume/Miranda, 1 by Susan Andrews (all in the early 80s)
The Albert
Simon
(Navigation tip: each pic belo enlarges to a better quality when you click/tap on it, you should then be able to step through the photos using arrow to the right/left of the photo. Some of them were taken through the bus window and are of poor quality.)
Walking back from the Albert, down Georgiana Street towards Camden Lock
Me outside No 26. Above by Halvdan Wettre
No 26 then and now
Above by Halvdan Wettre
Above by Halvdan Wettre
St Martin's Gardens - guys with shotgun!!
Carol Street
Above both by Halvdan Wettre
Above by Plume/Miranda
Was the Labour Club
Above by Halvdan Wettre
Camden Lock
Above from Plume/Miranda
Above via Tom Morley
Inverness St 1988 photo by Gordon Hawtin
Site of old Compendium Book Store
(above 3 mobile phone)
Toby
Paddington Station as I await a quick visit from the Son and later the train home
Billy
(Navigation tip: each pic below enlarges to a better quality when you click/tap on it, you should then be able to step through the photos using arrow to the right/left of the photo. Some of them were taken through the bus window and are of poor quality.)
