Intriguing Vintage Photos of London in 1973 and 1974

   

A decade of cultural and political change — these nostalgic and splendid images, taken by Mary Brown while she was living in London for two years in the early seventies — show the capital in an era known for feminism, high inflation levels, IRA bomb threats and widespread trade union strikes.

More of her fascinating vintage photographs could be found at Mary’s Flickr site.

 
Evening News.

 

 
Trafalgar Square.

 

 
Eton St.

 

 
The Cock Pit Restaurant.

 

 
Spring.

 

 
View over the river Thames from St Paul's Cathedral.

 

 
St Paul's Cathedral.

 

View from St Paul's Cathedral.

 

 
View from St Paul's Cathedral.

 

Aerial view.

 

Aerial view.

 

 
Aerial view.

 

View from New Zealand House of St James's Park.

 

View from New Zealand House.

 

 

 

Green Park.

 

Green Park.

 

 
Feeding the birds.

 

 
Thames River.

 

Trooping the Colour.

 

 
Trooping the Colour.