A lovely story.
Scouring through a car boot sale 20 years ago, Lucy Bull spent £2 on a box of negatives and old snaps. Lucy, who was studying A level photography at the time, didn’t look at all the pictures and eventually stored them in her attic. She was having a clear-out recently when she found the dusty box and had a closer look. And she was stunned to discover the black-and-white images of the London Olympics in the summer of 1948.
Housewife Lucy, 37, said: “I looked through the photos when I was 17 and saw snaps of a family and their friends – not the Olympics. The photos have travelled with me ever since – and I’ve moved home 11 times. I was clearing the loft recently when I found the wonderful shots. It’s great to think I’ve got them in time for London 2012. It’s ironic because I now live right next to the Olympic 2012 site in East London.”
Lucy, of Leytonstone, bought the treasure trove of photos in Ashford, Surrey. Some of the pictures show proud athletes taking part in the Olympic Torch relay from Dover in Kent to Wembley in North-West London. Another is of what appears to be the opening ceremony at Wembley Stadium on July 29 in front of 85,000 spectators including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Below are the images I can find online.
[Via The Mirror and Google Images]
One year to go…
27th July 2011 @ 11:30 am
[…] things stand out about this event, and I’ve written about it a few times here, here, here and here, and at this time next year, the build up to the opening ceremony will be well […]