On this sunny spring day a befitting photo of a Pamela Green for you to savour. You guessed it, Stephen Glass took the photo. It’s from the early 1950s. The scan is from the original black and white negative. Does anyone know who the naked pretty lady on the right Continue Reading
Miscellaneous
Discover a treasure trove of captivating anecdotes, pictures and curiosities that offer a multifaceted view of under-the-counter culture, including artefacts, behind-the-scenes snapshots and various bits of ephemera.
Mephistophilis
When Pamela Green and George Harrison Marks were living in Gerrard Street in the heart of London’s Soho in the 1950s they would often go away for the weekend. A popular haunt of theirs was the Cliffe Hotel, perched high above the bay at Ilfracombe, in Devon. After driving down Continue Reading
I‘m dreaming of a White Christmas…
I’d like to take the chance to say thank you for your support during 2018 and wish you a fabulous festive season and happy New Year. We have some exciting new projects for 2019 including some new publications in the pipeline. To see our current list check out the shop Continue Reading
The Wabe in Reddington Road
Here’s a wonderful picture of Jean Spaul on the balcony of Pam and George’s flat in Reddington Road, where she stayed for a couple of months. Pam and George bought this flat after they stopped living in Gerrard Street. The flat was in a rambling house called The Wabe in Continue Reading
Raise a glass
Raise a glass to Pamela Green, pin-up icon, legend and dear friend who would have been 89 today.
Meow!
From an original negative in my collection comes this delightful picture of Pamela Green taken by Stephen Glass in the early 1950s. Pamela modelled for him at least twice: at the nudist camp, Spielplatz, in Bricket Wood, and at his tiny first-floor studio in Old Church Street, just off the Continue Reading
Seven years…
May 7th is one of those dates that marks the passing of time for me. It comes around far too quickly, for it is the day Pamela passed away back in 2010. I like to think I help keep her memory alive by continuing to run this site and I Continue Reading
Happy Birthday
Still loved and still missed, a very big happy birthday to Pamela Green who would have been 88 today. The below photo is one of the stills taken by George Harrison Marks on the set of Xcitement! The film was shot in 1960 in the studio in Gerrard Street. It Continue Reading
Death and the Maiden
A couple more pictures of Desiree. The second one, by John Bignell and taken in 1955 with St Paul’s in the background, is absolutely fantastic.
Desiree – Study from Life
Thanks to Russ over at The Kamera Club, for sending over this diverting picture of Pamela Green. It measures 9.5” x 6.5” and was published by Bemrose of Derby, which may have been a printing firm. It probably was a calendar. The surface of the photo has been coated with Continue Reading