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.
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| Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991 |
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| Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991 |
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| Anti-Racist Festival, Hackney Downs, Hackney, London, 1991 |
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| Asrar Fashions, New Road, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| Boarding Bus, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991 |
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| Brixton Rd, Brixton, Lambeth, London, 1991 |
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| Bus Stop, South London, 1991 |
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| Bus Stop, South London, 1991 |
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| Camden High St, Camden, London, 1991 |
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| Camden High St, Camden, London, 1991 |
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| Child and Cardboard Boxes, Green St, Upton Park, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Couple, Market, East St, Southwark, London, 1991 |
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| Crossing, Lancaster Place, Temple, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Dock St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| E Turner & Sons, Builders Merchants, 45 Barking Rd, Canning Town, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Ford Square, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| Graffiti, Helix Rd, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1991 |
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| Greengrocers Stall, Green St, Upton Park, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Gunthorpe St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| Houses, Endymion Rd, Brixton Hill, Lambeth, London, 1991 |
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| Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Lord Mayor’s Show, London, 1991 |
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| Lord Mayor’s Show, London, 1991 |
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| Mother and Child, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Newsagents, St James’s, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991 |
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| Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991 |
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| Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill, Kensington & Chelsea, London, 1991 |
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| Paper Seller, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991 |
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| Passengers, Bus, South London, 1991 |
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| Passengers, Train, Southern Region, British Rail, Windsor Line, London, 1991 |
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| People on Street, Peckham, Southwark, London, 1991 |
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| People on Street, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Plaistow Station, London Rd, Plaistow, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Queen Square, Holborn, Camden, London, 1991 |
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| Rampart St, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| River Thames, Canary Wharf, Rotherhithe, Southwark, King Edward Memorial Park, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| Street Meeting, Barking Rd, West Ham, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Suffolk Place, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Throgmorton St, London, 1991 |
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| Trees, Bell’s Alley, Hurlingham Rd, Fulham, Hammersmith & Fulham, London, 1991 |
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| Waiting for the Bus, Manor Park, Newham, London, 1991 |
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| Wardour St, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Wentworth St, Commercial St, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, London, 1991 |
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| Woman and Child, Bus, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Woman, Bus, Camberwell, Southwark, London, 1991 |
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| Woman, Gerrard Mansions, Gerrard St, Soho, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| York Buildings, Charing Cross, Westminster, London, 1991 |
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| Young Parents, Woodgrange Rd, Forest Gate, Newham, London, 1991 |