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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High Street, Porthmadog 1975
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High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire 1950s
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High Street, Salisbury, Witshire 1960s
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High Street, Shrewsbury 1963
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High Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 1970s
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High Street, St Ives, Cornwall 1975
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High Street, Steyning, West Sussex 1958
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High Street, Stratford upon Avon 1971
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High Street, Tewkesbury 1978
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High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire 1978
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High Street, Warwick 1978
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High Street, Winchester 1967
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High Street, Winchester 1971
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High Street, Winchester 1972
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High Street, Winchester 1973
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High Street, Winchester 1973
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High Street, Winchester 1989
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High Street, Winchester, Hampshire 1973
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High Street, Windsor 1962
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High Street, Windsor 1970
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High Street, Windsor 1970
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High Street, Windsor 1990
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Hill Avenue, Amersham 1980s
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Hotel Leofric, Coventry 1978
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House of Fraser, Glasgow 1977
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I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet, Carnaby Street 1969
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Ilfracombe harbour, Devon 1960s
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Inside a toy and camping shop, London 1974
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Inveraray, Scotland 1970
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Jenners, Edinburgh 1984
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Kensington High Street, London 1960s
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Kensington High Street, London 1960s
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Kensington High Street, London 1974
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Killin, Scotland 1970s
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King Edward Street, Hull 1977
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King William Street, Blackburn, 1970s
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Lady Jane Again and The Fox’s Lair, Carnaby Street 1972
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Lady Jane, Carnaby Street 1966
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Lancaster Square, Conwy 1977
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Lawson of Dyce, Aberdeen 1973
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Levi Jeans for sale, London 1979
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Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 1969
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London Road, Forest Hill 1971
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London Road, Headington, Oxford 1960s
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Lord Street, Liverpool 1969
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Lord Street, Southport 1984
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Lord Street, Southport 1984
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Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside 1966
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Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside 1966
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Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside 1966
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Lower Briggate, Leeds 1970s
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Main Street, Haworth 1964
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Main Street, Keswick, Cumbria 1970