here’s some sort of interesting three-way juxtaposition of past, present and future going on in this April 1948 picture, with the machine on the right representing the new, in the form of the recently introduced Sunbeam S7; while on the left is the old, the pre-Second World war Triumph Speed Twin, its police officer rider standing centrally. Forming the backdrop are two of the sculptures (‘Art and Science’ left, ‘Peace’ right, it would seem) from the outer
