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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Oxford Street, London 1973
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Oxford Street, London 1973
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Oxford Street, London 1974
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Oxford Street, London 1975
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Oxford Street, London 1975
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Oxford Street, London 1977
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Oxford Street, London 1977
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Oxford Street, London 1977
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Oxford Street, London 1979
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Oxford Street, London 1979
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Oxford Street, London 1979
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Oxford Street, London 1979
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Oxford Street, London c1960
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Oxford Street, London c1960
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Parade, Canterbury, Kent 1987
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Park Street, Bristol 1984
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Pavilion Buildings, Brighton 1974
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Paxman Instruments, 116 Long Acre 1977
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Paxton & Whitfield Ltd, Jermyn Street 1979
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Peascod Street, Windsor 1986
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Petergate, York 1960s
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Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester 1969
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Princes Street, Edinburgh 1966
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Princes Street, Edinburgh 1972
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Princes Street, Edinburgh 1973
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Princes Street, Edinburgh 1975
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Princes Street, Edinburgh 1979
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Princesshay, Exeter 1984
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Queen’s Square, Willow Place Shopping Centre, Corby 1974
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Queen’s Street, Oxford 1965
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Queens Square and Bandstand, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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Queens Square, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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Queensway Store and Queen’s Square, Crawley, 1959
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Queensway Store in Queen’s Square, Crawley New Town, 1960s
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Queensway, Bayswater 1976
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Queensway, Crawley 1977
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Regent Street, London 1973
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Richmond Parade and Richmond Street, Brighton, East Sussex 1950s
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Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 1950s
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Rydal Road, Ambleside 1973
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Sac Freres, Old Bond Street 1973
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Samuel French Ltd, Southampton Street 1970
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Sandwiches for sale, London 1972
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Scott Brothers, Kirkgate, Dunfermline 1973
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1966
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1969
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1969
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1979
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Selfridges, Oxford Street, London 1958
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Shambles Market, York 1978
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Sheep Street, Bicester, Oxfordshire, 1978
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Shop interior, England, 1970s
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Shop window display with 1960s fashion mannequins, 1966
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Shopping centre in Chelmsford 1980s