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Mr. Pink, Lewisham, 1999
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Victoria Way, Charlton, 1998
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Greenwich Park, 1999
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Papal emissary and Elvis, Norfolk, 2014
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HMQ, Buckingham Palace, November 2001
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Vivienne Westwood, London, 1992
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Escapologist and 'Viceroy of Versatility' Larry Barnes set to perform Harry Houdini's classic straitjacket escape routine, London 1989. Image 4 of 12
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Tom Sharpe, Cambridge, 1992.
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Child in a Surrey garden, 1998
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Ted Sedman and the longest moustache in Britain, 1997
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Place-setter, St George's Hall, Windsor Castle, 1991
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Derby Day, Epsom, 1991
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Muslim girls crossing Sidney Street, Whitechapel, 2010.
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The Table, Norfolk, 2014
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