30 Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

   

Arriving in London in 1935, the Viennese photographer Wolfgang Suschitzky is best known for his depictions of London in the 1930s and 1940s. However a photography career spanning 70 years has seen him capture many subjects, all with the same genuine affection.

 
The Matchbox, London, 1936
Shoe shine, Charing Cross Road, London, 1937

 

Lyons Corner House, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1941

 

Tenements, London, 1936

 

London, Stepney, 1934

 

Hurlingham Club, London, 1939

 

London, 1937

 

Street cleaner, Westminster, London, 1934

 

At monument station, London, 1938

 

Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

Festival of Britain, South Bank, 1951

 

Sunday morning, Oldham, 1946

 

Charing Cross Road, Beaumonts, London, 1937

 

London, Zoo, 1941

 

Paving, Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

East End, London, 1934

 

Hyde Park, London, 1934

 

Charing Cross Road, London, 1937

 

Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, 1934

 

London, 1945

 

Milkman, Charing Cross Road, London, 1935

 

Harrods, 1939

 

London Docks, 1935

 

Embankment, London, 1947

 

Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

King’s Cross Station, London, 1939

 

Cambridge Circus, London, 1936

 

Foyles, Charing Cross Road, 1936

 

Victoria bus station, 1939

 

V-E Day, Piccadilly Circus, 1945