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Young skateboarders in action at the undercroft skate space in 1976; in the foreground one skateboarder pulls along a nother one who is sitting on his board.
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Skating history: the story of the Undercroft Skate Space

The beating heart of London’s skate culture for five decades was never built with boards in mind

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Originally posted Mon 1 Jun 2026

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