Rock Against Racism: Stunning Pictures of British Punk and Reggae Bands Using Music to Fight Fascism in the 1970s
Syd Shelton has been a street photographer in the UK and Australia for the past several decades. His iconic photographs of punk, protests and portraits help to tell England’s story of anti-racist activism. In the 1970s Syd was one of…
Vintage Photos Capture Dapper Teddy Boys From the 1950s to the 1970s
Teddy Boys, or Teds, were a subculture of young adults wearing smart clothes partly inspired by dandies in the Edwardian era. Began in London in the early 1950s, it rapidly spread across the United Kingdom and became closely associated with…
Vintage Photos Capture People Wearing Masks During the Great Smog in the 1950s
In early December 1952, a thick layer of smog–a combination of cold weather, windless conditions, and sulfurous acidic smoke arising from the abundant use of coal–settled over the British capital. As London had already been infamous for its heavy fog,…
Street Scenes of London in 1963
The Sixties was such a creative time in London with Beatlemania raging, Ian Fleming‘s James Bond making it to the big screen in 1962 and the first episode of Doctor Who airing in 1963. Have you ever wondered what it was like…
“On the Buses, Devon, 1970” Photo Series by Norman Craig
Devon is a county in South West England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the north-east and Dorset to the east….
Vintage Photos of the Old Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London
Old Billingsgate Market is the name given to what is now a hospitality and events venue in the City of London, based in the Victorian building that was originally Billingsgate Fish Market, the world’s largest fish market. The first Billingsgate…
Groovy Sixties: 24 Fabulous Photos Defined the 1960s Women’s Fashion_ uk
There’s no denying that the ’60s were one of the most impactful eras in fashion. Setting the tone for modern style, the decade revolutionised womenswear with bold colours, striking cuts and a rebelliously youthful attitude. So, it comes as no…
Brutus Fashion Photoshoots in the 1960s and 1970s
Brutus Jeans is a British clothing company founded in 1966 by brothers Keith and Alan Freedman, who were 18 and 17 years old at the time, respectively. The company started with one style of sweater and kept adding to the…
Some Color Snapshots of London From 1956 to 1958
These beautiful color pictures of the capital of England were taken by an amateur photographer, who was probably a Canadian. For more fascinating vintage photographs, take a look at Graeme Fernie’s brilliant Flickr site. Piccadilly Circus Landseer Lions, Trafalgar Square Cafe…
Beautiful London in 1976 Through a German Traveler’s Lens
“London was the last station in our “Round The British Southern Coast Tour”. From Dover along the Coast to Lands End. Then up to Maidenhead. Then to Bath and London. It was the legendary long, hot and dry and sunniest…