London in 1991 Through Fascinating Black and White Photos

   

The 1990s were a time of great change in Greater London.

 
The country started out with a Conservative Government in Downing Street at the beginning and a New Labour government at the end. IRA attacks gave way to the Good Friday Agreement and a new period of peace. Docklands along the Thames that had grown stagnant found new life as economic centres. New construction projects changed the face of the city as the London Eye began to go up in time for the new millennium.
 
By December 31, 1999, the city would be a completely different place, boldly charging into a new era.
 
These fascinating black and white photos were taken by Peter Marshall that show street scenes of London in 1991.
 
 
Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

 

 
Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

 

Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991

 

Asrar Fashions, New Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Boarding Bus, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991

 

Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, London, 1991

 

Bus Stop, South London, 1991

 

Bus Stop, South London, 1991

 

Camden High St, Camden, London, 1991

 

Camden High St, Camden, London, 1991

 

Child and Cardboard Boxes, Green St, Upton Park, Newham, London, 1991

 

Couple, Market, East St, Southwark, London, 1991

 

Crossing, Lancaster Place, Temple, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Dock St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

E Turner & Sons, Builders Merchants, 45 Barking Rd, Canning Town, Newham, London, 1991

 

Ford Square, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Graffiti, Helix Rd, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1991

 

Greengrocers Stall, Green St, Upton Park, Newham, London, 1991

 

Gunthorpe St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Houses, Endymion Rd, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1991

 

Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Lord Mayor's Show, London, 1991

 

Lord Mayor's Show, London, 1991

 

Mother and Child, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991

 

Newsagents, St James's, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991

 

Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991

 

Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991

 

Paper Seller, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991

 

Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991

 

Passengers, Train, Southern Region, British Rail, Windsor Line, London, 1991

 

People on Street, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991

 

People on Street, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991

 

Plaistow Station, London Rd, Plaistow, Newham, London, 1991

 

Queen Square, Holborn, Camden, London, 1991

 

Rampart St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

River Thames, Canary Wharf, Rotherhithe, Southwark, King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Street Meeting, Barking Rd, West Ham, Newham, London, 1991

 

Suffolk Place, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Throgmorton St, London, 1991

 

Trees, Bell's Alley, Hurlingham Rd, Fulham, Hammersmith & Fulham, London, 1991

 

Waiting for the Bus, Manor Park, Newham, London, 1991

 

Wardour St, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Wentworth St, Commercial St, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991

 

Woman and Child, Bus, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Woman, Bus, Camberwell, Southwark, London, 1991

 

Woman, Gerrard Mansions, Gerrard St, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991

 

York Buildings, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1991

 

Young Parents, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991