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At Home with the Rolling Stones in 1965

At Home with the Rolling Stones in 1965

At the cusp of mega-fame photographs of the Rolling Stones in their respective homes by Danish photographer Bent Rej. ...
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‘The Count is Back, with an Eye for London’s Hotpants’ – The Swinging Hammer Horror Film – Dracula A.D. 1972

‘The Count is Back, with an Eye for London’s Hotpants’ – The Swinging Hammer Horror Film – Dracula A.D. 1972

“This isn’t a terrific rationale for another horror flick but, given Miss Beacham’s ability to heave, and her bosom to heave with, it will have to do.” ...
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There Used To Be A Chelsea Drugstore On The King’s Road

There Used To Be A Chelsea Drugstore On The King’s Road

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy And man, did he look pretty ill We decided that we would have a soda My favorite flavour, cherry red ...
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Fabulous Photographs of Actor and Director Richard Attenborough

Fabulous Photographs of Actor and Director Richard Attenborough

"I believe we need heroes...we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by." ...
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April 1970: Chelsea Fans Waiting for the FA Cup Winners to Arrive at Euston Station

April 1970: Chelsea Fans Waiting for the FA Cup Winners to Arrive at Euston Station

In 1997 a modern-day referee David Elleray reviewed the replay played at Old Trafford, and concluded that the sides would have received six red cards and twenty yellow cards between them, in the modern era of football. ...
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Jah Wobble Talks Bohemian Chelsea, Aswad, Hawkwind, Punk and Sid Vicious

Jah Wobble Talks Bohemian Chelsea, Aswad, Hawkwind, Punk and Sid Vicious

This is nice; pal and fellow Chelsea Arts Club member John Wardle talks about the importance of the immediate neighbourhood, its artistic tradition going back to the likes of Whistler, the licentiousness of the Cremorne Pleasure Gardens in Victorian times, the Bohemian atmosphere engendered by the 70s slums around the Lots Road Power Station and how all of this combined to create the breeding ground for punk. ...
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Billy Murphy: The Emperor of Wyoming And London’s King’s Road

Billy Murphy: The Emperor of Wyoming And London’s King’s Road

"There were many kings of the King’s Road at different periods of time but there was only one Emperor" - Lloyd Johnson ...
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Football In The 1970s:  When Footballers Wanted A Pint, A Smoke And To Bring Back Hanging

Football In The 1970s: When Footballers Wanted A Pint, A Smoke And To Bring Back Hanging

Most of the old match-day rituals have passed but we can relive football's glory days with these terrific photos ...
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Burlesque at the Chelsea Palace, and the Last Great Performance of Billie Holiday in 1959

Burlesque at the Chelsea Palace, and the Last Great Performance of Billie Holiday in 1959

A gaunt and very unsteady Billie Holiday was helped up on stage and performed three songs for a television show called Chelsea at Nine. ...
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Tommy Roberts: Mr Freedom’s Extraordinary Store Displays

Tommy Roberts: Mr Freedom’s Extraordinary Store Displays

"My philosophy was, and still is, this: if you run a shop you put on a show" - Tommy Roberts ...
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Stunning Photographs of London in 1970/71 by David Wisdom

Stunning Photographs of London in 1970/71 by David Wisdom

David Wisdom took these pictures in 1970 and 1971 while he was sharing a luxury ...
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The Lesbian Gateways Club on the King’s Road and The Killing of Sister George

The Lesbian Gateways Club on the King’s Road and The Killing of Sister George

Between the 9th and 16th of June in 1968 The Gateways club became internationally famous when it appeared as a backdrop to many scenes filmed for The Killing Of Sister George, a movie starring Beryl Reid, Coral Browne and Susannah York. ...
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