Thames Embankment, 1952

When I was 12, the trams stopped running forever so I took this picture with my box camera while the driver posed for me. I loved going out with my dad on Sunday mornings for a ride through the Kingsway Tunnel and out on to the Embankment. It was even more exciting if we managed to get the front seat on the top deck where I could imagine I was driving the tram.London Life, by Colin O’Brien, is published by Spitalfields Life Books, and can be purchased here