London stories
Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.

Bikers unite: Rockers & rebels at the Ace Cafe, 1963
A gathering of leather-jacket-wearing adrenaline junkies

London scenes & subcultures by Dick Scott-Stewart
Photographing youth and belonging on the capital’s cultural margins

Twickenham’s Eel Pie Island
This little island had a thriving rhythm and blues scene – where the Rolling Stones were residents

Teddy boys: Britain’s first youth subculture
Sporting long jackets and quiffs, the Teds were born in London

Meet the mods, a sharply dressed London subculture
Photographs from a stylish, scooter-riding 1960s scene

John Hargrave: Leader of the Kibbo Kift
Camp out, help others, work for world peace: Hargrave’s youth movement aimed for a better society

How Mary Quant revolutionised 1960s fashion
This champion of super short hemlines influenced how a generation dressed

Inside the Big Biba department store
Open for just two years, the 1970s flagship shop for this fashion label was a shopper’s paradise