London's a beautiful, vibrant, ever-changing city, so it's no surprise that our photographers have been inspired by it over the decades. We present some of our favourites from the archive. Click on any image to order it as a high-res scan.
5EN-L2-Z1-1960-1 Hopping onto a Routemaster bus in Knightsbridge, circa 1960 akg-images / Paul Almasy		5EN-L2-Z1-1968 Even in the Swinging Sixties, it rained! akg-images / Paul Almasy
2-G82-A4-1932-3 A circus performer competes with a double-decker bus on its way to Streatham Common, 1932 akg-images / ullstein bild		5EN-L2-Z1-1953-1 A smoggy November day in 1953 outside the News Theatre akg-images / ullstein bild
2-H15-A1-1965 Admiring artwork for sale, Piccadilly, 1960s akg-images / A. F. Kersting		5EN-L2-D27-1969-1 Even in 1969 Carnaby Street was the place to come to buy tacky souvenirs... akg-images / ullstein bild
5EN-L2-E1-1950-1 View of St. Paul's from Cannon Street in the 1950s akg-images / Paul Almasy		2-G90-G1-1938 Why don't gentlemen dress like this in the street anymore? London in 1938 akg-images / Walter Limot
2-K15-F1-1955 A painter at work near the Houses of Parliament, 1950s akg-images / Paul Almasy		2-V1-F1-1964 Off to work, 1964 akg-images / Walter Limot
5EN-L2-G1-1960-2 View of the Houses of Parliament by night, 1960s akg-images / Paul Almasy		5EN-L2-P1-1935-1 Speaker's Corner: is anyone actually listening? akg-images / Walter Limot
5EN-L2-D1-1950-2 Tower Bridge. Not, as many tourists think, London Bridge... akg-images / Paul Almasy		2-H10-H5-1937-1 Hats for all occasions on sale in Mayfair, 1937 akg-images / ullstein bild
2-G110-S3-1924 London on the first day of the 1924 General Strike akg-images / NordicPhotos		5EN-L2-D2-1920-1 Trafalgar Square in the 1920s akg-images
5EN-L2-D4-1957 To finish, two views of Piccadilly Circus: this from 1957... akg-images / Paul Almasy		5EN-L2-D4-1936-1 ... and this twenty-one years earlier akg-images / ullstein bild
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