Sujet

Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 28/07/1970. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

Westway Flyover, A40, Paddington, City of Westminster, London, 28/07/1970. A woman confronting a police officer during a demonstration against the opening of the Westway Flyover. Acklam Road was the focus of protests against the Westway by local residents. Houses along one side of the street had been demolished to make way for the flyover. At a reception held earlier that day at the Lord’s Tavern, George Clark, leader of the residents’ social rights committee, had presented their objections to the Minister of Transport and representatives from the Greater London Council. By September the GLC had promised the residents that they would be rehoused. This photograph was taken at grid reference TQ2618481667.

Date

1970

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM22A18_096

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

79,6Mo (2,2Mo) / 44,6cm x 44,7cm / 5268 x 5284 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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