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These fascinating pictures give a rare glimpse of life in London during the 1970s.

From punk rockers in the West End to bankers in bowler hats in the City, the incredible images capture the mood of a bygone era in the capital.

The collection shows how iconic parts of the capital such as Soho's Carnaby Street - shown lined with independent shops and clothing rails - have been transformed.

As well as capturing cultural movements such as punk, they also reveal another side to London.

In one, punters are seen queuing up for a 5am pint at London's newest pub in Nine Elms, home to New Covent Garden flower market, in 1975.

Another shows remarkable space-age washers at a laundrette in Kensington in 1974.

London life in the 1970s - in pictures 25 show all London life in the 1970s - in pictures 1/25 Pigeon problem There was no escaping pigeons in Trafalgar Square, even in 1970 (Rex) 2/25 Bunny Girls Bunny Girls in costume pose on the roof of the Playboy Club, London in 1976 (Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images) 3/25 Extra, extra A businessman walks past an Evening Standard billboard as he leaves Bank tube station in 1972 (Picture; Rex) 4/25 Pearly Kings and Queens A Harvest Festival at St Martin-in-the-Fields in around 1970 (Photo By RDImages/Epics/Getty Images) 5/25 Shopping hub Oxford Street in 1970 6/25 Makeover The new Leicester Square after it was was given a makeover for the Queens Silver Jubilee (1977) 7/25 Rush hour Euston Station in 1978 (Picture: Rex) 8/25 May the force be with you Star Wars being shown at a central London cinema in 1977 9/25 Punk movement Punks in the West End in 1977 (Picture: Rex) 10/25 Scrubbing up A laundrette in Kensington in 1974 (Picture: Rex) 11/25 Bus conductor Londoners were given discounts as London Transport celebrated the 25th anniversary of its sightseeing tour in 1976 12/25 Get your skates on Teenagers rolling with the skateboarding craze in central London (Picture: Rex) 13/25 Transformation Carnaby Street in 1978 (Picture: Rex) 14/25 Punks Pictures being advertised for development for 5p in 1976(Picture: Rex) 15/25 King's Road Two women looking at dresses in 'Stop the Shop' in Chelsea in 1971 (Picture: Rex) 16/25 Cheers Barman Ray Curry serving customers at 5am in London's newest pub, The Apple and Pears, at the new Covent Garden in Nine Elms in 1975 17/25 Paternoster Square An art installation with wire rods in bricks in 1970 18/25 Mappin and Webb Cheapside in 1970 (Picture: Rex) 19/25 Piccadilly Circus London buses beneath the advertising hoardings at the famous interchange (Picture: Getty) 20/25 Cat woman Punks draw stares in 1976 (Picture: Rex) 21/25 Police presence Two Policewomen on horseback in Westminster in 1970 (Picture: Rex) 22/25 Hackney estate Children play in a burnt out car on the Stonebridge Estate in 1973 23/25 Strawberries and cream An elderly couple tuck into their strawberries and cream at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 1971(Picture: Rex) 24/25 Heavy traffic Traffic around Trafalgar Square in 1977 25/25 Bread queue Customers queue at a bakery in Peckham (Picture: Rex) 1/25 Pigeon problem There was no escaping pigeons in Trafalgar Square, even in 1970 (Rex) 2/25 Bunny Girls Bunny Girls in costume pose on the roof of the Playboy Club, London in 1976 (Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images) 3/25 Extra, extra A businessman walks past an Evening Standard billboard as he leaves Bank tube station in 1972 (Picture; Rex) 4/25 Pearly Kings and Queens A Harvest Festival at St Martin-in-the-Fields in around 1970 (Photo By RDImages/Epics/Getty Images) 5/25 Shopping hub Oxford Street in 1970 6/25 Makeover The new Leicester Square after it was was given a makeover for the Queens Silver Jubilee (1977) 7/25 Rush hour Euston Station in 1978 (Picture: Rex) 8/25 May the force be with you Star Wars being shown at a central London cinema in 1977 9/25 Punk movement Punks in the West End in 1977 (Picture: Rex) 10/25 Scrubbing up A laundrette in Kensington in 1974 (Picture: Rex) 11/25 Bus conductor Londoners were given discounts as London Transport celebrated the 25th anniversary of its sightseeing tour in 1976 12/25 Get your skates on Teenagers rolling with the skateboarding craze in central London (Picture: Rex) 13/25 Transformation Carnaby Street in 1978 (Picture: Rex) 14/25 Punks Pictures being advertised for development for 5p in 1976(Picture: Rex) 15/25 King's Road Two women looking at dresses in 'Stop the Shop' in Chelsea in 1971 (Picture: Rex) 16/25 Cheers Barman Ray Curry serving customers at 5am in London's newest pub, The Apple and Pears, at the new Covent Garden in Nine Elms in 1975 17/25 Paternoster Square An art installation with wire rods in bricks in 1970 18/25 Mappin and Webb Cheapside in 1970 (Picture: Rex) 19/25 Piccadilly Circus London buses beneath the advertising hoardings at the famous interchange (Picture: Getty) 20/25 Cat woman Punks draw stares in 1976 (Picture: Rex) 21/25 Police presence Two Policewomen on horseback in Westminster in 1970 (Picture: Rex) 22/25 Hackney estate Children play in a burnt out car on the Stonebridge Estate in 1973 23/25 Strawberries and cream An elderly couple tuck into their strawberries and cream at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in 1971(Picture: Rex) 24/25 Heavy traffic Traffic around Trafalgar Square in 1977 25/25 Bread queue Customers queue at a bakery in Peckham (Picture: Rex)

The 1970s were a period of intense political and cultural change, particularly when the three day week was introduced to tackle energy shortages caused by industrial action in the coal industry.

These images capture people queuing up for bread at a Peckham bakery, as well as children playing in a burnt-out car on an estate in Hackney.

But they also reveal how Londoners still found the time to tuck into strawberries and cream at Wimbledon, as well as heading out to the shops to try on dresses in Chelsea.