These evocative images of London were taken in the years immediately following the Second World War (mainly 1945 to 1953) and are the work of Douglas Whitworth, who took many photographs of people, places and events in the capital during this period.
The pictures capture the atmosphere of the time, as the capital began to get back to something resembling normal life. Fleet Street was still the heart of the newspaper industry, docklands buzzed with shipping activities and the West End had just regained its famous lights after years of enforced blackout. Views from the dome of St Paul's show the extraordinary extent of wartime bomb damage to the city. It is a unique and breathtaking collection of images from an important era in the history of London.
