Grainy and Gorgeous: 26 Wonderful Black and White Photos of Life in London in 1973

   
These snapshots of London in 1973 were taken by Belfast-born photographer Norman Craig. “I worked in a lot of different buildings in the City from the 1970s to the 1990s.” Craig shared. “It's likely I took some snaps in those years.”
 
For more fascinating pictures, take a look at Craig's brilliant Flickr site.
 
Paternoster Square

 

Cheapside

 

Early evening, Piccadilly Circus

 

 
Mounted police at Ludgate Circus

 

Lunchtime stroll, Cheapside

 

Resting traveller, London Wall
 
Notting Hill

 

Whiteleys department store
 
Striding across Ludgate Circus

 

Central line platform at Oxford Circus

 

 
Kenneth Williams in 'My Fat Friend' at the Globe Theatre

 

Cigarette on Victoria Line Tube train

 

Window shopping in Oxford Street - Selfridges

 

 
Sunbathing in Holland Park

 

Couple on High Holborn

 

Late evening at Leadenhall Market

 

 
Lunchtime stroll by the Sir Christopher Wren pub, Paternoster Square

 

Catching up on the news, Central Line

 

Victoria Station
 
Sitar fettling on Sunday in Holland Park

 

Oxford Street store

 

Fashionable couple walking near St Paul's

 

 
Office worker, Greham Street

 

Newsstand

 

Oxford Street

 

 
Mannequins, Oxford Street