Walking Around Vauxhall, South London in the 1980s

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Vauxhall is a district in South West London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England.

Legalize Freedom, St Agnes’s Place, Vauxhall, Lambeth, 1984.

From the Victorian period until the mid-20th century, Vauxhall was a mixed industrial and residential area, of predominantly manual workers’ homes, many demolished and replaced by Lambeth Council with social housing after the Second World War, and business premises, including large railway, gas, and water works. These industries contrasted with the mostly residential neighbouring districts of Kennington and Pimlico. As in neighbouring Battersea and Nine Elms, riverside redevelopment has converted most former industrial sites into residential properties and new office space.

Take a look back at Vauxhall in the eighties through these 32 pictures taken by Peter Marshall. For more fascinating vintage photographs, make sure to visit his brilliant Flickr site.