London in pictures

Concrete, polo-neck jumpers and even more concrete - check out the Barbican's construction site in the late ‘70s

Derek Ridgers explores the 'fabulous strangeness of the human animal' in his photographs of London's nightlife

Libraries, bus garages and other civic necessities that have absolutely no business being as fit as they are

The city as seen by the legendary press photographer

These pictures tell a story of a city that just got on with it

It wasn't always hipsters and street food, y'know

As these gorgeous snaps show, the east London street's got flower power by the bucketload

From the political to the plain daft, '70s London wasn't short on slogans

A riot of colourful blossom

Destruction comes to Frank's Café

Deer oh deer

Dreamy shots of the city after dark, shot by Vincent LaForet

Don't look down

Burning skies above the big smoke

The trees are blossoming, the beer gardens are buzzing and the tourists are wearing those ridiculous zip-off shorts. That's right, London, sunny times are here...

Modern architecture, brooding skies and solitary figures loom large in Hafeez's work.