Colour Snapshots of London in the 1950s

London in the 1950s

London 1950s

Eros in Piccadilly Circus, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Regent Street off Piccadilly Circus, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Bombed area near St. Paul’s Cathedral, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Windsor Castle: Sign Post, May 7, 1950

London 1950s

Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, May 9, 1950

London 1950s

St. James Park, March 31, 1957

London 1950s

The Thames between Richmond and Kingston, 1955.

London 1950s

Trafalgar Square – St. Martin’s in-the-Fields, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Bombed area near St. Paul’s Cathedral, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Whitehall (from fast moving taxi), May 11, 1950

London 1950s

White’s Club, St. James St. W1, March 31, 1957

London 1950s

Eros in Piccadilly Circus, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

St. James Park, March 31, 1957

London 1950s

No. 10 Downing Street, March 31, 1957

London 1950s

No 10 Downing Street, May 5, 1950

London 1950s

Barges on the Thames, from Westminster Bridge, May 10, 1950

London 1950s

Piccadilly, Nov. 1960.

London 1950s

Looking up St. James Street, March 31, 1957

These photos are courtesy of dianp on Flickr and were taken by her father during business trips to Europe from Canada.

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