The cold months of 1947 brought weeks of fuel shortages as coal routes to power stations were cut off by huge snow falls. Above: Bank clerks in London work by candlelight.
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The images were taken by John Topham. The collection shows the then well-known Mrs Mary Smith in 1927 working to wake up dockers in East London so they got to their shifts on time.