16 Magical Photos Of Old-Time Festive London

    A London Christmas during the 50's-70's. Courtesy of the Museum of London photography collection.

    Ailbhe Malone
    by Ailbhe Malone

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    1. 1952. Christmas trees in Covent Garden Market.

    © Henry Grant Collection / Via Museum of London

    2. 1953. Christmas display at Selfridges.

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    3. 1953. Boys admiring a train set in Selfridges.

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    4. 1954. Ice on Hampstead Heath.

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    5. 1955. Regent Street snowflake Christmas lights.

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    6. 1955. Trafalgar Square at Christmas.

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    7. 1957. Lion statue and pigeons in Trafalgar Square.

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    8. 1957. Children peer into Hamleys toy store window.

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    9. 1958. Trafalgar Square in the mist.

    © Henry Grant Collection / Via Museum of London

    10. 1960. The Regent Street Christmas lights at night.

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    11. 1961. Children acting in a school nativity play.

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    12. 1962. Newspaper sellers in the snow in Westminster.

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    13. 1962. Decorating the classroom Christmas Tree.

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    14. 1969. Boys on a toboggan, Hampstead Heath.

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    15. 1970. Christmas lunch at Kingsgate Infant School.

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    16. 1975. Children unwrap their Christmas presents.

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