The 1980s was an era of rapid change for London, the social and political atmosphere changed so drastically. It began with Margaret Thatcher having just been voted into office in 1979, the streets were lined in anticipation for Prince Charles and Lady Diana‘s wedding in 1981. It is a decade when the streets of London were scattered with punks and mods, with record shops and rock stars — and today’s Canary Wharf skyscrapers were barely a gleam in a developer’s eye. Unions and family-owned shops gave way to privatization and impersonal, foreign-owned stores.
Take a look at these amazing photos from the 1980s that show the street life of Londoners.
