The first buses to come into service did so slightly earlier, though – back in London. As soon as the war began, London’s buses were pressed...

These evocative snapshots of London were taken by Bernd Loos, who on the way to visit his friends in Liverpool suddenly felt a bit under the...

The 1980s were an iconic time for the United Kingdom, and London was at the centre of it all. Short of a world war, there was probably no o...

Here is an amazing photo collection that shows underground system in London from between the 1950s and 1960s. 1. London Underground rat-ca...

Wimpy on junction of Old Compton St and Moor Street, London 1978

Photographer Bob Mazzer spent two decades commuting to work and back on the tube. As he travelled, he used his Leica M4 and his own unique perspective to capture Londoners, commuters and tourists as they journeyed through the capital's network of tunnels. Here is a small collection of his work, some of which was first shown in a GLC exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall in the 1980's.

EO Hoppé's revelatory portraits of London life in the first half of the 20th century, now on show at the National Portrait GalleryHoppé Portraits: Society, Studio and Street is at the National Portrait Gallery from 17 February until 30 May

Good old Leon and Levy where would I be without them. There is a Police Officer standing on the traffic island in the middle of the photograph, he is probably from POW. On the left is a hoarding surrounding the building site for what was then known as the New Government Offices and is now The Treasury; work was started in 1899 and completed in 1915 so I may be on the cusp here. Lovely bonnets Ladies.