Group of skinheads & hippies in Piccadilly Circus 1969 Frame:black A Watchman making the rounds

A Watchman making the rounds

where she uncovers fragments of history hidden in the mud – objects lost

a professional photographer based in Regent Street between 1866 and 1873

The text at the bottom of the image describes its dimensions and that it was designed and commissioned by M

Group of skinheads & hippies in Piccadilly Circus 1969 Frame:black A Watchman making the roundsA group of skinheads walk past a group of hippies sitting on the steps of Eros in Piccadilly Circus. Anti mod and anti hippy crews of skinhead youths displayed their tough attitudes and influences in their dress and behaviour. Borrowing from the mods, West Indian Black styles and adding traditional working clothes, a new sub culture emerged amongst the working classes. The very short 'crop' hairstyles these boys wear contrasted with the long haired