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LONDON: ??sHookey Alf,??? of Whitechapel: Pictured here on the right, ???Hookey Alf??? ??" formerly Ted Coally - is a sad tale of poor fortune. Growing up in a prosperous household, he attained an apprenticeship working for the brewery house where his father also worked. A workplace accident saw him fall from height and injure his head ??" resulting in random epileptic fits ??" causing the brewery to let him go. Unable to qualify for any academic tasks, Hokkey Alf began work as a coal porter and thrived. Alas, another accident saw him fall from a ladder and shatter his left arm and right wrist. He injured himself so badly that his left arm had to be amputated. He was once again left without work and unable to fend for his family. He was often found outside the pub waiting for occasional chores to pop up to allow him to earn a few pennies. INCREDIBLE colourised photos bring all aspects of Victorian London to life ??" including street sellers, child labourers, and busking musicians. The expertly colourised pictures, which were taken in the 1870s, the same decade that the famous British author Charles Dickens passed away, show a bustling London full of character ??" including flower women selling their wares at Covent Garden; posturing police officers on a recruitment drive at Westminster; and a shoeshine boy doing his best to earn enough money to buy some supper. The photos, portraying all walks of life in the UK capital 150 years ago, have been vividly brought to life by Grant Kemp, a graphic designer with over two decades of experience in his field. Mediadrumimages/GrantKemp/JohnThomson
2019-09-13
Mediadrumimages/GrantKemp/JohnTh/Media Drum/East News
Media Drum
Mediadrumimages/GrantKemp/JohnTh
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5,13MB
42cm x 55cm by 300dpi
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