Manfred Man performing on Ready Steady go 1964 IN9199 A man pushing a pram

A man pushing a pram along the street with a dog on top

with a service in progress

The book was conceived as a follow-up to Henry Mayhew's famous study

St Paul's dominates the cityscape beyond

in which pedestrians could shelter in showery weather

Manfred Man performing on Ready Steady go 1964 IN9199 A man pushing a pramManfred Man performing on television show Ready, Steady, Go. Manfred Man were so named after the keyboard player Manfred Mann. In 1964 the group was asked to provide a new theme tune for the television show Ready, Steady, Go and 5 4 3 2 1 was an immediate chart success. Later the theme tune was changed to another of the groups songs Hubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble. They group were very popular with the British teenagers who watched the Friday night