CHILD OF THE 60s

In 1962, John Child became The Gazette's first staff photographer.

For over a century before that The Gazette had used photographers with local businesses (of which there were many in those days) to take any picture they wanted.

In Child of the 60s we will be taking a look back at some of the early pictures John took in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and the villages.

The pictures were all taken on 120 black and white film

In 1962 British TV got a new show that took the country by storm - Z cars.

The series, was vcentered on the fictional suburb of the Liverpool area called New Town.

Because Hemel Hempstead was then a developing new town, and close to the BBC TV studios it was often used for filming outside shots in the series.

The scene above is being shot in Bank Court in Marlowes

The summer of 1962 saw the end of The Court Theatre (cinema) in Berkhamsted High Street

That's all for the moment, but we will be adding new pages of John's pics throughout 2003.

If the pictures bring back any memories do tell us about them.

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