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A Photographic Tour of Brixton, London in the 1980s by Peter Marshall

Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth. It’s one of 35 major centers in Greater London. With a large Afro-Caribbean population, Brixton is primarily residential with a prominent street market. It’s surrounded by Stockwell, Clapham, Streatham, Camberwell, Tulse Hill, Balham, and Herne Hill.

In the 1860s, British rail link to Brixton triggered a massive building boom, launching the first purpose-built department store on Brixton Road. The newly-opened Brixton Market was opened in Atlantic Road in the 1920s to ease traffic congestion. Brixton became a middle-class suburb between the 1860s and 1890s when the Chatham Main Line was built through the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway neighborhood. The 1920s saw Brixton as the shopping capital of south London with three large department stores and the first branches of Britain’s foremost national retailers. Today Brixton Road is the main shopping area, merging into Brixton Market.

Though gentrification has changed the faces and the shops, many buildings remain unchanged. The following photographs by Peter Marshall show us the 1980s London.

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#1 Playground, Stockwell Park, 1980

Playground, Stockwell Park, 1980

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#2 Fishmongers, Shop, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Fishmongers, Shop, Atlantic Rd, 1987

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#3 Shops, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Shops, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#4 Shops, Electric Ave, 1987

Shops, Electric Ave, 1987

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#5 CoolTan Suntan Lotion factory. Effra Road, 1989

CoolTan Suntan Lotion factory. Effra Road, 1989

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#6 Van, Vining St, 1987

Van, Vining St, 1987

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#7 The Railway Hotel, Electric Avenue, Atlantic Road, 1989

The Railway Hotel, Electric Avenue, Atlantic Road, 1989

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#8 Mural, Brixton Station, 1989

Mural, Brixton Station, 1989

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#9 Eagle Printing Works, Brixton Rd, 1989

Eagle Printing Works, Brixton Rd, 1989

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#10 Shops, Electric Avenue, 1989

Shops, Electric Avenue, 1989

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#11 Sunlight Laundry, 125 Acre Lane, 1989

Sunlight Laundry, 125 Acre Lane, 1989

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#12 Continental Foods, Coldharbour Lane, 1987

Continental Foods, Coldharbour Lane, 1987

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#13 MOT Centre, Ferndale Rd, 1989

MOT Centre, Ferndale Rd, 1989

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#14 Electric Lane, 1989

Electric Lane, 1989

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#15 Starting Gate, Cafe, Vining Street, 1989

Starting Gate, Cafe, Vining Street, 1989

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#16 Brixton Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, 1980

Brixton Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, 1980

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#17 Coldharbour Lane, 1987

Coldharbour Lane, 1987

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#18 Vote Rudy Naryan, Shop Window, Brixton Rd, 1989

Vote Rudy Naryan, Shop Window, Brixton Rd, 1989

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#19 Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Road, 1989

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Road, 1989

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#20 Barber Shop, Atlantic Road, 1989

Barber Shop, Atlantic Road, 1989

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#21 Door, Atlantic Road, 1991

Door, Atlantic Road, 1991

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#22 Letting Service, Railton Road, 1989

Letting Service, Railton Road, 1989

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#23 Brixton Station, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Brixton Station, Atlantic Rd, 1987

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#24 Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Saltoun Rd, Atlantic Rd, 1987

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#25 Cafe, Atlantic Rd, 1987

Cafe, Atlantic Rd, 1987

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#26 Sanders, Jeweller, Brixton Rd, 1987

Sanders, Jeweller, Brixton Rd, 1987

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#27 Continental Foods, Coldharbour Lane, 1987

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#28 Shops, Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#29 Sculpture, Flats, Barrington Road, 1989

Sculpture, Flats, Barrington Road, 1989

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#30 Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, 1989

Brixton Academy, Stockwell Rd, 1989

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#31 Reliance Arcade, Electric Lane, 1989

Reliance Arcade, Electric Lane, 1989

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#32 House, Bedford Rd area, 1989

House, Bedford Rd area, 1989

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#33 Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#34 Mural, Railton Road, 1989

Mural, Railton Road, 1989

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#35 Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Road, 1989

Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Road, 1989

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#36 Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Road, 1989

Meat is Murder, Butcher, Atlantic Road, 1989

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#37 Takeaway, Railton Road, 1989

Takeaway, Railton Road, 1989

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#38 Playground, Brixton, Lambeth, 1980s

Playground, Brixton, Lambeth, 1980s

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#40 Brixton Village, 1987

Brixton Village, 1987

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#41 Stockwell Rd 1989

Stockwell Rd 1989

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#42 Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#43 Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#45 Lambeth Assembly Hall, Buckner Road, Acre Lane, 1989

Lambeth Assembly Hall, Buckner Road, Acre Lane, 1989

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#46 Coldharbour Lane, 1989

Coldharbour Lane, 1989

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#47 Atlantic Rd, 1989

Atlantic Rd, 1989

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#48 A takeaway shop

A takeaway shop

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#49 Tyres, Railton Road, 1989

Tyres, Railton Road, 1989

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