Photography
Immerse yourself in London’s living history through our photographic archive, capturing the city's evolving landscape, diverse communities and social fabric.
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London’s Blitz: A city at war
The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London
March of the women: Photographing the Suffragettes
The fight for women’s right to vote as captured by pioneering photographer Christina Broom
Roger Mayne’s photographs of post-war London
A window into life in the capital from the 1950s
How street play shaped the lives of London’s children
These city kids created their own outdoor playgrounds with scooters, skipping ropes and songs
St Paul's: Through Dickens & Doré's Victorian Lens
Explore how David Lean's Oliver Twist linked Dickens' London to Doré's art through St Paul's iconic dome
Fashionable eveningwear in 1930s London
Delve into the evening wardrobes of the fashionable woman in the 1930s
Coronations through the ages
London has been host to royal coronations strange and magnificent
Take a tour along the River Thames in the 1930s
An atmospheric trip through lost London riverscapes
Rare 3D photos of a young Queen Victoria
This cutting-edge Victorian technology shows the queen as you've never seen her before
That's me! Finding yourself in historical photographs
When museum photos reunite people with their past
Victoria Station: To the south & beyond
All aboard for seaside shenanigans and intercontinental connections
London scenes & subcultures by Dick Scott-Stewart
Photographing youth and belonging on the capital’s cultural margins
King’s Cross Station: To Hogwarts & Edinburgh
It’s the terminus with links to “The North” and an orphaned boy wizard
London through a camera lens
The photographers who've captured London's buildings, people and subcultures
Summer style at Wimbledon 1960
Bob Collins’ photos of London’s famous tennis tournament
