London in the 1970s
Old 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.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Italian Gardens, Hyde Park, London 1975
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Ivory House, St Katherine Dock, London 1976
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Jesus Christ Superstar, Palace Theatre, London 1973
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Jim Huggon, Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park 1979
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Johnny Eagle, Tower Hill, London 1970
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Johnny Eagle, Tower Hill, London 1979
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Kensington High Street, London 1970s
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Kensington High Street, London 1971
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Kensington High Street, London 1974
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Kew Gardens railway station 1971
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Kings Road, London 1971
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Knightsbridge, London 1972
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Knightsbridge, London 1975
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Lady Jane Again and The Fox’s Lair, Carnaby Street 1972
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Lambeth Bridge, London 1971
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Lambeth Bridge, London 1977
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Lambeth Palace Gatehouse, London 1974
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Lancaster Gate Laundromat, Craven Terrace, London 1974
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Lancaster Gate Laundromat, Craven Terrace, London 1974
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Lancaster Gate Laundromat, Craven Terrace 1974
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Land Rover at Berkeley Square Garages, London 1973
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Great Central Hotel, Marylebone Road, London 1977
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Landsdowne Way, Stockwell 1975
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Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square 1976
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Leicester Square, London 1973
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Leinster Mews, London 1977
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Levi Jeans shopfront, London 1979
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Leyborne Park, Kew, London 1976
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Limehouse Basin, Wapping 1970s
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Liverpool Street station, London 1970
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London bus conductor seen in 1973
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London Fire Brigade Transit van 1974
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London Mithraeum, Temple Court, London 1972
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London Planetarium, Marylebone Road 1971
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London Road, Forest Hill 1971
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London skyline from the South Bank 1971
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London Wall, London 1978
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London Wall, Tower Hill, London 1976
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London Zoo animal feeding times board 1974
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London Zoo map, Regent’s Park, London 1974
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Mappin Terraces, London Zoo, Regent’s Park 1970
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London Zoo, Regent’s Park, London 1973
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Mappin Terraces, London Zoo, Regent’s Park 1973
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Lower Regent Street, London 1977
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Ludgate Hill, London 1978
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Mansion House, Poultry, London 1972
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Manzi’s, Leicester Street, London 1977
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Marble Arch, London 1977
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Markham Street, Chelsea, London 1976
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Marks & Co, 84 Charing Cross Road 1976
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Marylebone Road, London 1973
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Mays Court, London 1976
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McDonald’s, Haymarket, London 1977
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Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London 1971
