EAST ENDED

Incredible pictures of 1960s and 70s East London reveal just how much capital has changed

Now and then photographs reveal the changing landscape of East London

Phoebe Cooke

Published: 9:32, 15 Feb 2018
Updated: 11:45, 16 Feb 2018

GLORIOUSLY technicolour photos from a time long before Instagram present fascinating snapshots of a forever changed East End.

The previously undiscovered snapshots explore the years between 1960-80 across East London contrast strongly to how the same spots appear today.

Aldgate East station in the 1960s. On the left is Gardiners department store, once a stalwart of the London shopping sceneCredit: David Granick / Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives