The incredible, unique pictures here are a selection from the 120 taken by keen photographer Allan Hailstone that feature in his book London: Portrait of a City 1950-1962. The bus in the image, the number 27, still runs along this part of Marylebone RoadClassic Lyons Tea vans park up on the side of Kingsway in central London in August 1955. In 1956 the theatre was demolishedThe most famous shopping street in London, Oxford Street, is pictured in August 1955. The image was taken looking to the west with Tottenham Court Road Station behind the camera. The road is now a turn-round point for busesDiners inside the Anchor Cafe on St Giles High Street in London in December 1954.

Source: Daily Mail December 15, 2018 13:30 UTC