BORN IN THE 1960s

The times they are a-changin'. The Ford Anglia, here seen with a tent pitched not just alongside but over the top of it, children having fun in the countryside, on the banks of the Thames, mending their toy cars, playing pirates, magic magnifying glasses, dancing the twist in the street in a bid to prevent vehicles from using it, a net on a stick and an old jam jar to fish for minnows, no seatbelts, camping, girl guides and scouts, the new comprehensive school system, smoking behind the bike sheds, the ice cream van, funfairs, the coalman arriving with his horse and cart, the rag and bone man clip clopping up the street, wrestling on TV, Wimbledon, the sculptures of Henry Moore at the Tate, rock 'n' roll and the Rolling Stones, this was My Generation. 144 pages of Getty quality images in black and white mark the turning point between an adult-orientated society and one driven by youth. Words and pictures.