Britain after the Blitz

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Britain after the Blitz: Fascinating pictures from the age of austerity show children playing amid the ruins more than a decade on from the end of the war

Black and white photos of 1950s and 1960s Chelsea show the now immaculate borough in complete disarray. More than a decade on from the blitz, children still played among rubble and derelict sites as the country struggled to re-find its feet. Renowned Kensington photographer John Bignell cast his forensic eye over the desolate district, which would one day resurrect itself as the most expensive in the country.