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Mid-20th Century photos of King’s Cross featuring some painted ads

21 October 202019 February 2012
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This set of photos shows what King’s Cross was like 60 years ago with the odd painted ad caught inadvertently by what appears to have been a bus enthusiast.  The one above features a shop sign for Freeman, Hardy & Willis, and there’s this one too.  The full set here.

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Categories Signs in Media Tags 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Archive, Buses, Flickr, Ghostsigns, London, Transport

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