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 crowd of demonstrators against the opening of the Westway Flyover, being filmed by a camera crew. 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 and 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. The photograph was taken near grid reference TQ2618481667.

Date

1970

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM22A18_099

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

75,4Mo (2,4Mo) / 43,4cm x 43,6cm / 5124 x 5146 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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