A Walk Around Brixton in The 1980s

We're on a walking tour of 1980s Brixton in South London in the company of Peter Marshall

We’re on a walking tour of 1980s Brixton in South London in the company of Peter Marshall. Gentrification has changed the faces and the shops. But many buildings remain unchanged. The photographs are black and white, and colour. They show us the stuff we remember but never thought to photograph. And, as ever, we can imagine the stories between the pictures.

 

Playground, Brixton, Lambeth. 1980

Playground, Brixton, Lambeth, 1980s

Brixton Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, Brixton, Laqmbeth, 1980

Brixton Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, 1980

Playground, Stockwell Park, Brixton, Lambeth. 1980

Playground, Stockwell Park, 1980

Brixton London

Fishmongers, Shop, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1987, Lambeth, railway arch

Fishmongers, Shop, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Van, Vining St, Brixton, 1987, Lambeth

Van, Vining St, 1987

Graffiti, flats, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1987, Lambeth

Coldharbour Lane, 1987

Brixton Station, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1987

Brixton Station, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Brixton Village, Brixton, Lambeth, 1987

Brixton Village, 1987

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1987, Lambeth

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Cafe, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1987, Lambeth

Cafe, Atlantic Rd, 1987

 

Sanders, Jeweller, Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1987

Sanders, Jeweller, Brixton Rd, 1987

 

Shops, Electric Ave, Brixton, Lambeth, 1987

Shops, Electric Ave, 1987

Continental Foods, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, Lambeth, 1987

Continental Foods, Coldharbour Lane, 1987

Mural, Flats, Loughborough Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Mural, Flats, Loughborough Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Shops, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Shops, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

The Railway Hotel, Electric Avenue, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

The Railway Hotel, Electric Avenue, Atlantic Rd, 1989

Bin, Stockwell Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Stockwell Rd 1989

Sculpture, Flats, Barrington Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth, Loughborough Estate,

Sculpture, Flats, Barrington Rd – 1989 – Loughborough Estate,

MOT Centre, Ferndale Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989 89

MOT Centre, Ferndale Rd, 1989

Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, 1989

Vote Rudy Naryan, Shop Window, Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Vote Rudy Naryan, Shop Window, Brixton Rd, 1989

Mural, Brixton Station, 1989, Lambeth

Mural, Brixton Station, 1989

Eagle Printing Works, Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Eagle Printing Works, Brixton Rd, 1989

Electric Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Electric Lane, 1989

Shops, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Shops, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Reliance Arcade, Electric Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Reliance Arcade, Electric Lane, 1989

Starting Gate, Cafe, Vining St, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Starting Gate, Cafe, Vining St, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Pneumatic Thrill, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Pneumatic Thrill, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Shops, Electric Avenue, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Shops, Electric Avenue, 1989

Ace, Shop, Bedford Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

House, Bedford Rd area, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

House, Bedford Rd area, 1989

Lambeth Assembly Hall, Buckner Rd, Acre Lane, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Lambeth Assembly Hall, Buckner Rd, Acre Lane, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Mural, Railton Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Mural, Railton Rd, 1989

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth chicken

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Shops, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Barber Shop, Atlantic Rd, 1989

Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Rd, 1989

Railway arches, bridge piers, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Railway arches, bridge piers, Atlantic Rd, 1989

Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Atlantic Rd, 1989

Door, Atlantic Rd, Brixton, 1991, Lambeth

Door, Atlantic Rd, 1991

A takeaway shop

 

Sunlight Laundry, 125 Acre Lane, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

Sunlight Laundry, 125 Acre Lane, 1989

Letting Service, Railton Rd, Brixton, 1989

Letting Service, Railton Rd, 1989

Tyres, Railton Rd, Brixton, 1989, Lambeth

Tyres, Railton Rd, 1989

CoolTan Suntan Lotion factory, Effra Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, 1989

CoolTan Suntan Lotion factory. Effra Rd, 1989

Takeaway, Railton Rd, Brixton, 1989

Takeaway, Railton Rd, 1989

Via: Peter Marshall.

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