West End, London
Vintage colour photos of London’s West End from the 1950s to the 1990s, documenting one of the capital’s busiest and most recognisable districts across the post-war and late-20th-century decades. Taken on colour film, these images capture the West End as a centre of shopping, entertainment, nightlife, and everyday city life.
This collection includes views of major streets, theatres, cinemas, shops, restaurants, signage, transport, and public spaces, reflecting the changing character of the West End over several decades. From crowded pavements and illuminated streets to ordinary daytime scenes, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of the area before later redevelopment and modernisation reshaped parts of central London.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Piccadilly Theatre, London 1976
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Piccadilly, London 1956
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Piccadilly, London 1959
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Piccadilly, London 1961
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Piccadilly, London 1965
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Piccadilly, London 1968
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Piccadilly, London 1968
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Piccadilly, London 1970
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Piccadilly, London 1972
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Piccadilly, London 1979
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Piccadilly, London 1979
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Pigalle Restaurant, Piccadilly 1955
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Police in Piccadilly Circus, London 1970s
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Police Motorbike at Marble Arch, London 1964
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Police Officers at Marble Arch, London 1968
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Policemen on New Coventry Street, London 1969
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Pontis Restaurant, The Strand 1984
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Pussy Galore, Carnaby Street 1968
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Pussy Galore, Carnaby Street 1969
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Raymond Revuebar, London 1962
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Raymond Revuebar, Soho 1980
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Raymond Revuebar, Soho, London 1977
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Regent Palace Hotel, Glasshouse Street 1976
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Regent Street Saint James’s, London 1977
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Regent Street, London 1966
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Regent Street, London 1966
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Regent Street, London 1968
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Regent Street, London 1969
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Regent Street, London 1973
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Regent Street, London 1973
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Regent Street, London 1978
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Regent Street, London 1987
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Rock Circus, London Pavilion, Picccadilly Circus 1989
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Ronald Phillips, Bruton Street 1976
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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 1970
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Royal Wedding preparation, The Strand 1981
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RT Bus at Marble Arch, London 1963
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Rupert Street, London 1977
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Rupert Street/Brewer Street, London 1977
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Russell Street, Covent Garden 1987
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Sac Freres, Old Bond Street 1973
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Selfridges display for Queen’s Coronation 1953
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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 1970
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Selfridges, Oxford Street 1979
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Selfridges, Oxford Street, London 1958
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Shaftesbury Avenue, London 1973
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Shaftsbury Avenue, London 1968
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Shaftsbury Avenue, London 1980s
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Shepherd Market, London 1972
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Shepherd Market, London 1976
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Shepherd Street, London 1971