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.
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| Cannon Street to St Paul's |
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| Lombard Street (L) junction with King William Street (R) |
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| 1 Lombard Street |
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| A busy Sunday on the platforms of Liverpool Street before the station was rebuilt |
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| Aldermanbury street scenes |
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| Aldermanbury street scenes |
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| Alterations and renovations at the Royal Exchange. Cornhill to right |
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| Basinghall Avenue to Basinghall Street |
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| Basinghall Avenue to Coleman Street |
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| Basinghall Street to Aldermanbury Square |
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| Basinghall Street to rear of Guildhall |
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| Bishopsgate |
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| British Rail Travel Centre in King William Street |
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| Broad Street Station - side view from Eldon Street |
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| Broad Street Station |
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| Cannon Streeet from Monument |
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| Chartered Insurance Institute, Aldermanbury |
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| Eldon Street side of Broad Street Station |
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| Gracechurch Street from Monument |
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| Gresham Street - Guildhall and St Lawrence Jewry |
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| Gresham Street to Bank of England. St Lawrence Jewry on left |
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| Junction Bishopsgate/Theadneedle Street |
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| Junction of Leadenhall Street and Gracechurch Street - new Lloyds building/tower rises in background |
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| Junction of Leadenhall Street and Gracechurch Street |
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| King William Street from Monument |
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| Liverpool Street and Broad Street Station |
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| Liverpool Street development opposite Broad Street Station |
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| Lloyd's building under construction, Leadenhall Street |
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| Marie Hat Boutique - a small shop that was slipped into the wall of Liverpool Street Station |
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| Poultry - South Side |
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| Poultry - South Side |
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| Poultry and Bucklersbury from Cheapside |
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| Rear of Girdlers Hall, Basinghall Avenue |
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| Revenue House, Poultry |
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| Shops at the corner of Gutter Lane and Cheapside |
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| Standard Chartered Bank development, Bishopsgate |
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| The destruction of London's Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre |
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| The destruction of London's Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre |
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| The destruction of London's Broad Street Station to make way for the new Broadgate Centre |
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| Threadneedle Street from Bank |
