People relaxing on Tower Beach, London, c1945-c1955. Artist: SW Rawlings

People relaxing on Tower Beach, London, c1945-c1955. Artist: SW Rawlings

1-231-207 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images

People relaxing on Tower Beach, London, c1945-c1955. View of Tower Beach with children and adults relaxing there on this summer's day. Behind is the Tower of London, London's fortress since Norman times. The beach was a playground for the children of the East End; sand was dumped to create an artificial beach but was eventually washed away.


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Creator
  1. SW Rawlings, attributed to: (British?): Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

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World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets

  1. 51 32 00 N , 000 02 00 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5520x3390
File Size : 54,823kb


Aliases

  1. AA001193
  1. 0250000776
  1. 1-231-207
  1. 1231207
  1. 776
  1. A3
  1. AA001193


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