A view looking towards Leesons Hill gas works and gasometers with an encampment of caravans on Corkes Meadow in the foreground

Date:
27 Jun 1957
Location:
Leesons Hill Gas Works, Leesons Hill, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Bromley, Greater London Authority
Reference:
GOM01/01/0959
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

Corkes Meadow was an encampment for seasonal workers from the Traveller, Romany and Gypsy communities.

Content

This is part of the Series: GOM01/01 Andor Gomme Collection: Photographs of towns and villages mounted on card; within the Collection: GOM01 Andor Gomme collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gomme, Austin Harvey (Andor)

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Campsite, 20th Century Gas Works, Ethnic Background