The 1980s were an iconic time for the United Kingdom, and London was at the centre of it all. It was a decade of considerable change. Long established industries, street scenes, shops and ways of life were being swept away and the often divisive politics of the time were visible painted along the walls.Mike Lidgley took these fascinating photos that show street scenes of London from 1980 to 1985.
Cannon Street to St Paul’s
Lombard Street (L) junction with King William Street (R)
1 Lombard Street
A busy Sunday on the platforms of Liverpool Street before the station was rebuilt
Aldermanbury street scenes
Aldermanbury street scenes
Alterations and renovations at the Royal Exchange. Cornhill to right
Basinghall Avenue to Basinghall Street
Basinghall Avenue to Coleman Street
Basinghall Street to Aldermanbury Square
Basinghall Street to rear of Guildhall
Bishopsgate
British Rail Travel Centre in King William Street
Broad Street Station – side view from Eldon Street
Broad Street Station
Cannon Streeet from Monument
Chartered Insurance Institute, Aldermanbury
Eldon Street side of Broad Street Station
Gracechurch Street from Monument
Gresham Street – Guildhall and St Lawrence Jewry
Gresham Street to Bank of England. St Lawrence Jewry on left
Junction Bishopsgate/Theadneedle Street
Junction of Leadenhall Street and Gracechurch Street – new Lloyds building/tower rises in background
Junction of Leadenhall Street and Gracechurch Street
King William Street from Monument
Liverpool Street and Broad Street Station
Liverpool Street development opposite Broad Street Station
Lloyd’s building under construction, Leadenhall Street
Marie Hat Boutique – a small shop that was slipped into the wall of Liverpool Street Station
Poultry – South Side
Poultry – South Side
Poultry and Bucklersbury from Cheapside
Rear of Girdlers Hall, Basinghall Avenue
Revenue House, Poultry
Shops at the corner of Gutter Lane and Cheapside
Standard Chartered Bank development, Bishopsgate
The destruction of London’s Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre
The destruction of London’s Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre
The destruction of London’s Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre
Threadneedle Street from Bank