St James’s Park, London 1965
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This photograph shows a busy path in St James’s Park, London, in 1965. In the foreground, two men sit on a wooden park bench feeding pigeons, with several birds perched on their hands and arms while others gather on the ground at their feet.
The men are dressed in typical mid-1960s clothing, including jackets, ties, and light-coloured trousers, reflecting everyday office wear of the period. Behind them, more people sit along a row of benches lining the path, while pedestrians in dark suits walk past, suggesting the park’s role as a lunchtime retreat for nearby workers.
The scene captures a familiar aspect of London life in the 1960s, with St James’s Park serving as a shared public space where office workers, visitors, and wildlife mixed freely. The presence of pigeons being hand-fed was a common sight in central London parks during this era.
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