London in the 1970s
Vintage colour photos of London in the 1970s, documenting the capital during a decade of economic pressure, urban change, and shifting everyday life. Taken on colour film, these images capture London’s streets, buildings, and neighbourhoods as the city adjusted to new social realities and evolving patterns of work, transport, and housing.
This collection includes views of central London and surrounding districts, showing streetscapes, shops, offices, housing estates, transport, signage, and public spaces as they appeared in the 1970s. From major roads and commercial areas to ordinary residential scenes, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of London at a time of transition, before later regeneration and modern redevelopment reshaped many parts of the city.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Churchill Statue, Parliament Square 1974
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Class 33 33024 London Waterloo 1972
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Classic Moulin Cinema, Great Windmill Street 1977
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Clink Wharf, Clink Street, London 1976
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Cock and Lion, Wigmore Street 1971
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Colleano’s Famous Ice Cream, London 1979
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College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street 1976
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Concert posters in London 1979
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Constitution Hill, London 1972
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Construction in the City of London 1971
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County Hall & the South Bank Lion, London 1971
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County Hall, London 1975
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Covent Garden market, London 1970
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Covent Garden market, London 1970
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Covent Garden market, London 1974
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Covent Garden Market, London 1974
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Coventry Street, London 1977
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Cranbourne Street, London 1971
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Cranbourne Street, London 1977
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Cranleigh Parade, Sanderstead 1971
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Craven Street, London 1974
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Craven Terrace, London 1974
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Cromwell Road, London 1977
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Cromwell Road, London 1977
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Crown & Anchor, Neal Street, Covent Garden 1976
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Cutty Sark, Greenwich 1972
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Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London 1972
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Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London 1972
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Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London 1972
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Denim for sale, London 1973
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Dennis F108 fire engine, Cannon Street 1972
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DH Evans, Oxford Street, London 1977
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Dizzy’s Diner, Basil Street, London 1972
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Dorchester Waye, Hayes 1970
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Downing Street, London 1971
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Downing Street, London 1974
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Downing Street, London 1974
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Downing Street, London 1977
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Downing Street, London 1977
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Downing Street, London 1979
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Duke of Clarence, 132 London Road, Southwark 1971
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Duke of York Street, London 1979
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Dukes Hotel, St James’s Place 1977
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Durrants Hotel, George Street, London 1977
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Dustmen’s Strike, Leicester Square 1970
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E Gandolfi Ltd, Chapel Street, London 1974
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East India Dock Rd (A13) East London 1970s
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Edgware Road, London 1974
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Egg delivery van, Paddington 1977
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Elephant at London Zoo 1970
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Elephant at London Zoo 1970
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Embankment Station, London 1977
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Euston Road, London 1973
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Evening Standard van, Bryanston Street 1974