The 1950s was a decade of significant social and economic change in London.
The capital suffered heavy bombing during the Second World War and was undergoing reconstruction and redevelopment.
A number of significant events occurred during this decade including the Great Smog, which claimed the lives of 4,000 Londoners.
The Great Smog of 1952 started on December 5 and lasted for five days. Following the devastation caused the Clean Air Act was introduced in 1956.
In 1953, King George VI died, leaving Elizabeth his eldest daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, at just 25 years old.
The decade also saw a rise to racial tensions in the capital culminating in the Notting Hill race riots in the summer of 1958 and the brutal murder of Kelso Cochrane in Ladbroke Grove in 1959.
Here are 11 pictures depicting life in London in the 1950s.
1. 1950: Oasis baths
circa 1950: A man performs a handstand amid swimmers and sunbathers at the Oasis baths in Endell Street, Holborn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. April 10 1956: Rebuilt city
St Paul's cathedral skyline and some of the reconstruction being carried out in London after the war. (Photo by Monty Fresco Jnr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. December 6 1952: Piccadilly smog
The Great Smog of 1952 started on December 5 and lasted for five days. A fog so thick and polluted it was responsible for more than 4,000 deaths with 100,000 people made ill, leading to life-long conditions for many. | Getty Images
4. November 17 1953: Smog masks
A group of City workers wearing masks against the heavy smog in London, 17th November 1953. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images