A minor shunt alongside a bus stop in Head Street, Colchester in 1962. Drivers inspect the damage to an Austin Cambridge as people wait in the bus stop. Head street is now a one way street.
A police officer pushes an Austin Cambridge to the side of the road following a minor collision in Head Street, Colchester in 1962. Colchester Corporation bus passengers watch. Head Street, which was two way, is now a one way street.
mini, miniskirt, mini skirt, minicar, mini car, Austin, Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, Issigonis, Elex Issigonis, designer, Mary Quant, girl, young woman, young lady, road island, Ford lorry, bus, Marsham Tyres, road, street, Colchester, Essex, IPSV2979, IPSV0266, IPSV0937,
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Young girl in dark mini skirt, crossing road with mini car stopped at traffic lights behind her. Also in the picture a Ford lorry and a Colchester Corporation bus. Middleborough, at the bottom of North Hill, Colchester in the late 1960s.
Clingoe Hill, Colchester, A133, seen shortly after the opening of the Greenstead Roundabout. At the time this picture was taken, this was a large conventional roundabout. It is now five mini roundabouts around the original one, and known to some as the Magic Roundabout. The five tower blocks in the background on the right are the original living accommodation for students. They still exist, now along with many more two and three storey blocks of flats spread around the area.
Business premises located under railway arches in Portslade Road, Battersea, London, SW8, UK. Cars seen are a Morris Minor, Austin Cambridge and an Austin van. The building on the left is now (2010) used by a builders merchants, behind which is Stewarts Lane Motive Power Depot which maintains now Gatwick Express and Orient Express rolling stock.
Two English icons together. A British Austin Mini and an English thatched cottage. Next door - a traditionaly small bakery. A 1960s scene at Long Melford, near Sdbury, Suffolk.
Police and watchers check cars involved in a minor collision, 1960s. The car on the right is a Wolseley 1500. The bank in the background, at Lexden, Colchester, was one of the first drive through banks in the country. It still exists as NatWest.
Austin A35, Austin, A35, van, ditch, road, bend, pick up truck, pickup, truck, tow, towing, pulling, damaged, accident, incident,
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Austin A35 van being pulled out of ditch after sliding in on a bend which a modern car would hardly notice. The A35 was notiously unstable. This incident was at Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex in 1962.
streetscape, Colchester Head Post Office, North Hill, Head Street, High Street, Post Office, Tudor building, Tudor, architecture, building, Royal Mail, counter service, people, pedestrians, customers, passers-by, pavement, hill, slope, road, posters, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV2998, IPSV1441, IPSV0937, IPSV1332, IPSV2772, IPSV6584, IPSV0824, F580,
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Colchester Head Post Office, situated at the top of North Hill at the junction with Head Street and High Street.
Road crash in Elmstead Road, Colchester, Essex, during the 1960s. The car dealers' premises in the background are now demolished and the site is occupied by modern housing.
Replica Wiltshire Constabulary rural patrol vehicle. They probably didn't see much use as they were soon replaced by Morris Minor vans when the A35 ceased production.
Head Street, Colchester, Essex, streetscape, street, road, traffic, cars, vehicles, van, white van, delivery van, buses, parked vehicles, traffic congestion, congestion, pedestrians, shops, offices, retail buildings, yellow lines, no parking, road markings, street lights, walkers, walking, strolling, shopping, A-board, bus stops, bus shelters, pavement, footpath, waste bin, street furniture, shop signs, junction, road junction, cinema, Odeon, minibus, IPSV2647, IPSV2262, IPSV1406, IPSV2155, IPSV1399, IPSV2831, IPSV2998, IPSV0691, IPSVS830, IPSV0851, IPSV1473, IPSV1474, IPSV5962, IPSV0811, IPSV5963, IPSV6911, IPSV0937, IPSV1536, IPSV1374, IPSV0521, IPSV1442, IPSV3012, IPSV2998, IPSV5875,
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Traffic congestion in mid morning in Head Street, Colchester, Essex. The white van is blocking the exit from Sir Isaac's Walk, a one way street for vehicleds leaving the Culver Street area. Less pedestrians than vehicles.
British Road Services Vans, BMC VA model, Preserved vans, 1960's vans British Commercial Vehicle
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British Road Services Parcel van BMC VA designed in house, built by Star Bodies, introduced in 1958. now preserved and seen in Ingrow Railway yard near Keighley
British Road Services Vans, BMC VA model, Preserved vans, 1960's vans British Commercial Vehicle
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British Road Services Parcel van BMC VA designed in house, built by Star Bodies, introduced in 1958. now preserved and seen in Ingrow yard near Keighley
New large roundabout, early 1970s, roundabout, seventies, Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex, university, tower blocks, houses, vehicles, cars, Austin 1100, Hillman, L plates, learner driver, bollard, street lights, IPSV3077, IPSV0266, IPSV1406,
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Newly built Greenstead Road Roundabout, Colchester, Essex, in the early 1970s. The tower blocks in the background are student accommodation at Essex University, Wivenhoe Park. The roundabout became one of the country's first multi-minis during the 1980s, and is now five mini-roundabouts going either way round the centre which now has small trees and flowers.
Austin Heavy, Delivery van, Eric Lloyd & Co, Preserved van, 1920's-30's, Estate Agents
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An Austin Heavy delivery van pictured a at rally in Devon.Though no details of tis particular vehicle are available, they were manufactured in the 1920's - 1930's
Volkswagen vw camper van rally lavenham Suffolk county England English German UK British Britain wagon transport restored preserved collectors village town meeting drivers vans club
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Volkswagen camper van at a rally in Lavenham, Suffolk UK in June 2012
Rank Hovis McDougall, RHM, flour mill Marriage's Mill, 1648, Colchester, Second English Civil War , Royalist, army, Sir Charles Lucas, Sir George Lisle, Parliamentarian, Roundhead, town, New Model Army, Sir Thomas Fairfax, Henry Ireton, Thomas Rainsborough, besieged, 76 days siege, listed buildings, architecture, offices, restaurant, upmarket restaurant, mini, Austin mini, 1960s icon, historic, history, battle site, Tudor house, battle site, siege site, Civil War, English Civil War, Roundheads, Royalists, Cavaliers, listed buildings, old buildings, old houses, tourists, tourism, attraction, conservation, architecture, buildings, historic, history, Tudor, road, mini, cedar tree, bridge, railings, road sign, road markings, East Street, Colchester, Essex, IPSV2998, IPSV0266, IPSV0576, IPSV2262, IPSV7032, IPSV1164, IPSV5267, IPSV5265, IPSV2677, IPSV1165, IPSV0462,
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The Old Siege House, 75 East Street, Colchester, Essex. Site of a 76 days siege in 1648 during the Second English Civil War. Now an upmarket restaurant, at thte time this picture was taken it was offices for Rank Hovis McDougall (better known locally as Marriage's) The flour mill complex - now converted into luxury flats - was to the left of this picture. The red rings in the wall mark bullet strikes.
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Volkswagen camper van at a rally in Lavenham, Suffolk UK in June 2012
volkswagen vw camper van rally lavenham suffolk county england english german uk british britain wagon transport restored preserved collectors village town meeting drivers vans club
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Volkswagen camper vans at a rally in Lavenham, Suffolk UK in June 2012
New large roundabout, early 1970s, roundabout, seventies, Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex, university, tower blocks, houses, vehicles, cars, truck, pick-up truck, pick-up, mini, Ford Anglia 100E, Ford Cortina, Austin 1100, bollard, street lights, IPSV3077, IPSV0266, IPSV1406,
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Newly built Greenstead Road Roundabout, Colchester, Essex, in the early 1970s. The tower blocks in the background are student accommodation at Essex University, Wivenhoe Park. The roundabout became one of the country's first multi-minis during the 1980s, and is now five mini-roundabouts going either way round the centre which now has small trees and flowers.
Police deal with a three car incident with at least one appearing to have hit the motorway bridge. Passengers stay on the bank while onlookers watch with interest from the bridge.
Austin A35 Van, British Motor Corporation, BMC, United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, England, ; Burnham-on-Sea, manufactured 1956-1958, delivery van, van, delivery vehicle, old vehicle, classic vehicle, classic van, cheese, Somerset, Somerset Cheese, horizontal, landscape, green,
Walking race on the A12, Cowdray Avenue, at Colchester, Essex,approaching the junction with Ipswich Road. The A12 is now a near motorway style dual carriageway passing north of the town.
Morris Minor; Morris; minor; Post Office Van; post office; van telephones; car show; the royal bath and west show; green; general post office; G-P-O; fgn203; land rover;
Rough conditions in Colchester High Street during the record breaking hard winter of 1963. Blizzard like conditions as passers-by help this driver to get his car in line after skidding. For the most part, vehicles continued to get through despite poor conditions throughout the country.
New large roundabout, early 1970s, roundabout, seventies, Greenstead Road, Colchester, Essex, university, tower blocks, houses, vehicles, cars, truck, pick-up truck, pick-up, mini, Mini Traveller, bollard, street lights, IPSV3077, IPSV0266, IPSV1406,
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Newly built Greenstead Road Roundabout, Colchester, Essex, in the early 1970s. The tower blocks in the background are student accommodation at Essex University, Wivenhoe Park. The roundabout became one of the country's first multi-minis during the 1980s, and is now five mini-roundabouts going either way round the centre which now has small trees and flowers.
Rainy, High Street, Colchester, Essex, 1958, fifties, late fifties, 1950s, wet, rain, rainy, buildings, street, road, people, plastic hats, macs, mackintoshes, rain coats, horse and cart, pony, horse, cars, van, delivery van, motor cycle, motor bike, motorbike, cycle, bike, cyclist, scaffolding, pavement, road, IPSV0937, IPSV0266, IPSV1406, IPSV0895, IPSV2904, IPSV2525, IPSV2262, IPSV2998,
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Colchester (Essex) High Street scene on a wet day in 1958. All the vehicles in the picture are travelling up the street against what a few years later became the one way system down the street. The Tudor building in the background is now the Post Office.
Pedestrian's directions sign, Colchester, St John's Street, St Johns St, Head Street, signs, help, directions, places, town centre, visitor information centre, Mercury Theatre, cinema, Castle Park, Castle Museum, toilets, Colchester Arts Centre, streetscape, car, phone box, bust shelter, adverting board, a board, a-board, road, street, pavement, IPSV1441, IPSV2998, IPSV3049, F593,
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Pedestrian's directions sign at the corner of St John's Street and Head Street, Colchester.
A12 Traffic jam, Colchester, mid 60s, cars, traffic, vehicles, traffic jam, nose to tail, Vauxhall, Riley, Minivan, van, Hillman, slow moving traffic, road, streetlights, street lights, Lexden, IPSV1400, IPSV2960, IPSV2996, IPSV3155, IPSV3067, IPSV0521, IPSV1406,
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A12 Traffic jam, Colchester, mid 60s. The A12 Colchester bypass, Cymbeline Way, is seen as it was in until the A12 Colchester Northern Bypass opened in the 1970s. At the time of this picture, the road was three lane, with overtaking both ways down the middle lane. It is now two lanes with hatching down the middle, meaning no legal overtaking. The road is now designated A133 and this stretch is still known as Cymbeline Way. Close to where this picture was taken from is now a roundabout leading from the A133 to the A12 northern bypass, to the A1124 London Road, Lexden, and through the narrow Spring Lane to the B1508 at Braiswick on the northern outskirts of Colchester.
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INDIA New Delhi -- Jul 2004 -- A road in New Delhi viewed through a tuk-tuk windscreen. These small three-wheeled taxis are powered by Compressed Natural Gas engines and are zero carbon emission vehicles. Such taxis move hundreds of thousands of people around the city each day. They are also used as vans for delivering small quantities of goods (such as the one pictured on the right of this image) -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
Pink; Mini; Car; Engine; Customized; Painted; Blue; Polished; Chrome; park plugs; Flowers; Diamante; Clean; Sparkling; Shiny; Well cared for; Loved; Car Rally. Cars; Vehicles. Lady Driver; Woman Driver; 1997 Mini 100.
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Customized 1977 Mini 1000 Car, decorated & painted with diamante fittings. - Bucket & Spade Historic Vehicle Run from Faversham to Ramsgate, Sun 7th June 2009.
Mini-Cooper, BMC, Mini-Cooper S, Mini-Cooper 1275S, Brands Hatch, paddock, onlookers, enthusiasts, '60s, 60s, sixties, British Grand Prix, Cooper Car Co.,
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John Rhodes' BMC Mini-Cooper 1275S on its way back to the paddock during practise at Brands Hatch in Kent. This official Cooper Team car took part in a supporting saloon car race on the occasion of the 1966 British Grand Prix meeting.