Month: February 2017

Ainsley Street buildings, 1960s

February 18, 2017 / Sydney / 0 Comments

Two more images from the treasure trove at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive, this time showing the interior of the Ainsley Street flats in the 1960s. On the back of the photographs it says ‘Waterlow Estate – Ainsley Street, converted flats’.

They are dated 1963 which is when the Local Authority took over from Greencoat properties, so I’m guessing these images are some sort of promotional material.

These images are reproduced with the permission of The Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives.

A.R.P. Parade

February 18, 2017 / Sydney / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago I posted an image I’d found online showing the A.R.P. (Air Raid Protection) parading on Wilmot Street. The image was dated 1938, but people commented that this was probably too early (given that war hadn’t broken out yet).

On a recent visit to the Tower Hamlets Local History Library I found a few more pictures taken of the same parade.