These monochrome images of the threadbare postwar years of London from a series of postcards published by Charles Skilton.

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s

London’s Life of the 1950s
(via Spitalfields Life)