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There's something mesmerizing about vintage photographs. They whisk us back to another time and place, and we can almost imagine ourselves living among the people of the past. Old photographs of London tell the story of a city that once was. From shots of Piccadilly Circus to views of the Thames, take a nostalgic trip back in time with these images of London. We've handpicked a selection of old photographs from 1915 to 1967 in Big Ben's city for our list of 23 Incredible Vintage Photographs of London.
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23 Incredible Vintage Photographs of London
Gandhi at a Peace Conference With Lord Sankey and Lord Peel
Photo credit: PhotoQuest / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1931
Hunger Marchers Taking a Tea Break From Protesting in South Wales
Photo credit: Underwood Archives / Getty Images
Date: Feb. 19, 1934
London Double-Decker Bus
Photo credit: General Photographic Agency / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1935
Sailing Barges on the Thames
Photo credit: Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1930
The Junior Constitutional Club at 101 Piccadilly
Photo credit: Herbert Felton / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1930
Gibraltarians Marching to the Spanish Embassy
Photo credit: Express/Stringer / Getty Images
Date: June 16, 1969
British Cypriot Protester
Photo credit: Express / Getty Images
Date: May 14, 1956
BBC Actor and DJ David Jacobs With Panelists
Photo credit: Evening Standard / Getty Images
Date: March 5, 1966
A Woman Demonstrating New Office Equipment
Photo credit: Underwood Archives / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1962
The Rebuilt HMV Record Shop
Photo credit: J. A. Hampton / Getty Images
Date: July 11, 1939
Peter the Dog Guarding Luggage at BEA Waterloo Air Terminal
Photo credit: Monty Fresco/Stringer / Getty Images
Date: July 30, 1955
Winner of the London Mail Prize for Expert Rivet Driving, Charles Knight
Photo credit: Buyenlarge / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1918
American Troops Throwing Darts at a Photo of the German Kaiser
Photo credit: Paul Thompson/FPG / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1915
Farringdon Street Station
Photo credit: Topical Press Agency / Getty Images
Date: March 1, 1924
Washing the Deck of a Thames Barge
Photo credit: Haywood Magee / Getty Images
Date: Dec. 31, 1942
Leaving Club Americana
Photo credit: Keystone Features / Getty Images
Date: Nov. 25, 1955
American Troops Waiting With Their Girlfriends at Piccadilly Circus Station After Leaving Club Americana
Photo credit: Keystone Features / Getty Images
Date: Nov. 25, 1955
No. 1 Passenger Building at London Airport
Photo credit: Les Graves / Getty Images
Date: Aug. 1, 1963
Transferring Cargo in the Pool of London
Photo credit: Bert Hardy / Getty Images
Date: Dec. 1, 1949
Piccadilly Circus
Photo credit: Central Press / Getty Images
Date: Dec. 6, 1952
Goalkeeper Gordon Banks Saving a Shot During England Vs. Scotland Match at Wembley
Photo credit: Douglas Miller / Getty Images
Date: April 15, 1967
A Tugboat on the Thames
Photo credit: Fox Photos / Getty Images
Date: Jan. 1, 1952
The London Bus in the Fog
Photo credit: Monty Fresco / Getty Images
Date: Dec. 9, 1952
