A policeman directing traffic New Oxford Street. c.1955 Size:large coloured engraving

coloured engraving

Section 56 of the original Descriptive map of London Poverty

The Prisoners' Pageant marched immediately behind the suffragette leaders and in front of the historical pageant of women

to the right lies the Wapping Entrance Lock with the River Thames beyond

A policeman directing traffic New Oxford Street. c.1955 Size:large coloured engravingA policeman directs traffic standing in the middle of New Oxford Street. Behind him is a view of Charing Cross Road Junction leading west into Oxford Street. To the left is a building with a clock on the front and adverts below, including one saying 'Guinness is good for you'. To the right is a number 8 bus whose destination is Old Ford. People cross the road in the background. Fred Wilfred worked as Chief Photographer for Hawker Siddeley Aviation