British High Streets
Vintage colour photos of British high streets, shops, and shopping centres from the 1950s to the 1990s, documenting everyday retail life across post-war Britain. Taken on colour film, these images capture town centres, shopping parades, department stores, and later covered shopping centres during a period of changing consumer habits and urban development.
This collection includes views of independent shops, chain stores, storefronts, signage, pedestrians, street scenes, and early shopping centres, reflecting how British retail environments evolved during the second half of the 20th century. From traditional high streets to newly built precincts, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of shopping and commercial life before widespread redevelopment, out-of-town retail, and later modernisation reshaped many town centres.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Eastgate Street, Chester 1977
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Eastgate Street, Chester 1977
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Eastgate, Chester 1950s
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Evans, Oxford Street, London 1960
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Exmouth Market, London 1972
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Fife Street, Wincobank, Sheffield 1968
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Fine Jewels, 193 Fleet Street 1979
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Food for sale, London 1976
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Fruit and vegetable shop 1977
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Fruit seller, Glasshouse Street, London 1974
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Gaolgate Street, Stafford 1978
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Gaumont Cinema, Union Street, Aberdeen 1973
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Gear Boutique, Carnaby Street 1967
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George Street, Luton 1956
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Great Gear Trading Company, Kings Road 1971
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Great Gear Trading Company, Kings Road 1971
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Greenwich Church Street, London 1974
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Greenwich Shoppe, Greenwich 1972
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Guildford High Street 1950s
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Guildford High Street 1950s
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Guildford, Surrey 1987
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Harlow Town Square, Essex 1950s
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Harrods Food Hall, London 1973
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Harrods Food Hall, London 1973
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Harvard House, Stratford upon Avon 1960
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High Holborn, London 1978
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High Street, Alton, Hampshire, 1969
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High Street, Arundel, West Sussex 1971
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High Street, Banbury 1978
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High Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Birmingham, 1970s
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1959
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High Street, Bushey, Herts 1975
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High Street, Canterbury 1980s
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High Street, Conwy, Wales 1977
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High Street, Dorking, Surrey 1978
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High Street, Dorking, Surrey 1978
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High Street, Dunbar, Scotland 1973
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High Street, Eton, Windsor 1976
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High Street, Exeter 1971
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High Street, Exeter 1971
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High Street, Guildford 1970
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High Street, Guildford, Surrey 1978
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High Street, Henley in Arden 1978
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High Street, Keswick, Cumbria 1967
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High Street, Kidderminster 1975
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High Street, Ledbury 1958
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High Street, Lewes, East Sussex 1964
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High Street, Lewes, East Sussex 1964
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High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire 1969
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High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire 1971
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High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk 1963
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High Street, Oxford 1965