Children among the rubble of a bombsite playground at Lollard Street, Lambeth (1957)


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Children among the rubble of a bombsite playground at Lollard Street, Lambeth (1957)

Children's rights campaigner Lady Allen of Hurtwood formed a movement for the building of playgrounds.

Originally known as ‘junk' playgrounds, they were renamed adventure playgrounds in 1953 and the movement grew.


Attribution: London Borough of Lambeth

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