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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Shepherd Street, London 1976
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Great Newport Street 1961
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Soho Square, London 1977
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Soho Street, London 1990
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Sound of China, Gerrard Street 1989
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South Molton Street, London 1982
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South Molton Street, London 1984
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South Pacific at the Dominion Theatre 1962
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Southampton Row, London c1954
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St Clement Danes, The Strand 1963
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St Clement Danes, The Strand, London 1963
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St James’s Street, London 1963
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St Martin’s Place, London 1966
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St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden 1970
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Star’s Restaurant, Soho Square 1977
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Strand Theatre, London 1962
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Tessiers, 26 New Bond Street 1979
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The Ambassadors Theatre & St Martin’s Theatre 1972
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The Beatles ‘Help’, London Pavilion 1965
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The Champion, Wells Street, London 1971
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The Douglas House, Brook Street 1958
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The Floral Hall, Covent Garden 1950s
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The Floral Hall, Covent Garden 1953
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The Kilt and Celt, Glasshouse Street 1972
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The Lamb & Flag, Rose Street, London 1972
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The Marble Arch Barbecue, London 1962
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The Mousetrap, St Martin’s Theatre 1982
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The Playboy Club, Curzon Street 1966
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The Queens Larder, Queen Square 1960s
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The Sherlock Holmes, Northumberland St, London 1965
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The Strand, London 1950s
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The Strand, London 1950s
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The Strand, London 1971
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The Strand, London 1971
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The Strand, London 1973
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The Strand, London 1973
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The Strand, London 1974
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The Strand, London 1977
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The Strand, London 1979
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The Trocadero, Coventry Street 1985
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The White Lion, 37 Brook Street 1958
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The White Swan, New Row, London 1960
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Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 1976
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Theatre Royal Haymarket, London 1995
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Tottenham Court Road & Centre Point 1969
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Trafalgar Square, London 1950s
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Trafalgar Square, London 1968
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Vaudeville Theatre, The Strand 1973
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View from London Hilton, Park Lane 1964
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Wardour Street, London 1960s
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Waterloo Place, London 1964
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Waterloo Place, London 1972
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Waterloo Place, London 1976
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Whitehall from Trafalgar Square, London 1960