1.0Landmarkhttps://boroughphotos.org/lambethlambeth2017https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/author/lambeth2017/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x9fArqBOZW"><a href="https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/couple-with-bicycles-hydethorpe-road-balham/">COUPLE WITH BICYCLES, HYDETHORPE ROAD, BALHAM</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/couple-with-bicycles-hydethorpe-road-balham/embed/#?secret=x9fArqBOZW" width="600" height="338" title="“COUPLE WITH BICYCLES, HYDETHORPE ROAD, BALHAM” — Landmark" data-secret="x9fArqBOZW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lambeth06877.jpg7831280Eileen Welch and Joe Malcolm with their bicycles in Hydethorpe Road, Balham. Cycling was a popular pastime for many young people and favoured destinations for South London cyclists included Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne and Worthing. Joe and Eileen were married in Streatham when he returned from war duty in 1945.Digital image by kind permission of Eileen […]