Old UK

Grainy and Gorgeous: 26 Wonderful Black and White Photos of Life in London in 1973

These snapshots of London in 1973 were taken by Belfast-born photographer Norman Craig. “I worked in a lot of different buildings in the City from the 1970s to the 1990s.” Craig shared. “It’s likely I took some snaps in those years.”

For more fascinating pictures, take a look at Craig’s brilliant Flickr site.

Paternoster Square
Cheapside
Early evening, Piccadilly Circus
Mounted police at Ludgate Circus
Lunchtime stroll, Cheapside
Resting traveller, London Wall
Notting Hill
Whiteleys department store
Striding across Ludgate Circus
Central line platform at Oxford Circus
Kenneth Williams in ‘My Fat Friend’ at the Globe Theatre
Cigarette on Victoria Line Tube train
Window shopping in Oxford Street – Selfridges
Sunbathing in Holland Park
Couple on High Holborn
Late evening at Leadenhall Market
Lunchtime stroll by the Sir Christopher Wren pub, Paternoster Square
Catching up on the news, Central Line
Victoria Station
Sitar fettling on Sunday in Holland Park
Oxford Street store
Fashionable couple walking near St Paul’s
Office worker, Greham Street
Newsstand
Oxford Street
Mannequins, Oxford Street