Observing the Crowd by Bob Collins – in pictures

Children gather around a pile of comics for sale at Romford Market, 1947 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

Pensioners snoozing on Brighton beach, 1955 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, 1955 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

A couple kissing at a skiffle club in Soho, 1959 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

Epson Downs racecourse on derby day, late 1950s Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Championships at Wimbledon in 1960. Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

Bus queue, central London 1960. Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

Passengers streaming off a train during the morning rush-hour at Victoria station, 1960 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

A woman lies injured after clashes at a rally in Trafalgar Square where Oswald Mosley spoke in July 1962 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London

The crowd at an Easter parade in Battersea Park, 1990 Photograph: Bob Collins/Museum Of London