Old Royal Naval College AA065183
OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, Greenwich, London. Misty view of the wrought iron gates and gatepiers to the Royal Naval College on Romsey Road, showing the college beyond. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1965.
Covent Garden AA093707
COVENT GARDEN, London. Looking up at the arched iron and glass facade of Covent Garden market's Floral Hall, with piles of fruit crates belonging to W. Bailey Ltd stacked in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1945-1960.
Piccadilly AA076470
PICCADILLY, London. Stationary traffic along a busy Piccadilly at night, showing a London taxi cab for hire, and the illuminated signs of Piccadilly Circus and Lillywhites in the background. Photographed by John Gay during the 1950's.
Dustbins AA093697
Three dustbins in a cobbled London back-street, beside an ornate iron wall grating. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1945 - 1950.
Sweets AA093543
A selection of Barratts Confectionery. Photographed by John Gay between January 1946 - November 1946.
Dogs and cat AA087369
A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958.
Pebbles AA087193
A close-up view of sea-worn rocks and pebbles on a Cornwall beach. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1950 - 1960.
Sheep AA087032
A close-up of three sheep in a field, seen from ground-level, with the tall tower of an unidentified church in the background. Photographed by John Gay. Date range 1950 - 1960.
Dog AA086653
A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding. Photographed on a farm in an unidentified area of Cornwall by John Gay. Date range 1950-1958.
Liverpool Street Station AA063096
LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, London. Interior view. Passengers waiting for a train on a platform at Liverpool Street Station. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1947-1948.
Blackpool AA047928
BLACKPOOL, Lancashire. An elderly man on holiday paddling in the sea, with Blackpool Tower in the background. Date range 1946-1955. John Gay.
Portscatho Harbour, Cornwall OP04507
PORTSCATHO HARBOUR, Gerrans, Cornwall. A young boy looking down towards tethered boats in the harbour at Portscatho. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s-1960s.
Postman OP04500
HARNHAM, Salisbury, Wiltshire. View from the Old Mill at Harnham, looking across the water meadows towards Salisbury Cathedral with a postman pushing his bicycle along the Town Path in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay during 1950s - 1960s.
Man and woman looking out to sea OP04504
View of a man and woman standing at railings looking out to sea, silhouetted against a low sun and clouds. Date range 1950s - 1960s. Photograph by John Gay.
Poodle AA054086
View of a car showing a poodle, probably called Baker White, sitting in the driver's seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959.
Hand cart AA064786
Diffused light filtering down onto an empty cart standing in front of silhouetted buildings, a lamp post and a mature tree. Photographed somewhere in London by John Gay. Date range: January 1962 - May 1964.
Alleyway at night AA072752
HAMPSTEAD, London. A set of steps in the snow in a wide alleyway at night with a lit street lamp behind. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965.
Regent's Park snow AA073209
REGENT'S PARK, London. Pigeons standing on a snowy path with two people behind walking away through an avenue of trees. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965.
Statue of an angel AA073601
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, West Cemetery, London. The statue of an angel in thought, on the tomb of V W J Adamson. Photographed by John Gay during the early 1980s.
Bulldog AA072946
A bulldog lying by a doorstep in the foreground, with people at stalls at a street market behind, possibly Inverness Street, Camden Town, London. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965.