The British counter-culture or underground scene developed during the mid 1960s, and was linked to the hippie subculture of the United States. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London. It generated its own magazines and newspapers, bands, clubs and alternative lifestyle, associated with cannabis and LSD use and a strong socio-political revolutionary agenda to create an alternative society.
Oz number 31 cover. The text in the lower right corner says: "He drives a Maserati/She's a professional model/The boy is the son of the/art editor of Time magazine/Some revolution!"
Oz number 33, back cover advertising "A Gala Benefit For The OZ Obscenity Trial"
Ladbroke Grove is an area and a road in North Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, passing through Kensal Green and Notting Hill, running north–south between Harrow Road and Holland Park Avenue.
Crowds on Ladbroke Grove during the Notting Hill Carnival
Entrance to Ladbroke Grove Underground station.