Grantchester Meadows, Cambridgeshire

Two young boys climbing on a large fallen willow tree branch, most likely to have been photographed in the meadows beside the River Cam, near Grantchester. A rather idealised portrait of childhood at a time when children regularly played out in local streets and parks.

Location

Cambridgeshire Grantchester

Period

1960s (1960 - 1969)

Tags

boy play leisure child