The 1950s London was the heyday of the baby boomers. There was no longer rationing post war and the city was undergoing huge social and economic change. A new Queen was in charge of the country who was vibrantly popular and hope hung in the air for a new era.
London in the 1950s It was also the decade when televisions and washing machines first appeared in houses, something that would transform the housewives day-to-day, and the standard of living was generally improving as council houses offered respected alternatives to slums and the welfare state was in full bloom. A set of amazing color photos from foundin_a_attic that shows what London looked like in the 1950s. 
Admiralty Arch from the Mall, London
Admiralty Arch, London
Beefeaters, London
Buckingham Palace, London
Coronation of Elizabeth II, London
Cutty Sark, London
Egyptian Sphinx on Victoria Embankment, London
From the Queen’s Building at London Airport (Heathrow)
Kew Gardens, London
Lambeth Palace, London
London Airport (Heathrow) car park
London overview
London Pavilion at Piccadilly Circus, London
London street scenes
Marble Arch, London
Nelson’s Column, Trafalgar Square, London
Nelson’s Column, Trafalgar Square, London
Nelson’s Column, Trafalgar Square, London
Palace of Westminster, London
Parliament Square, London
Queen’s Guard, London
St James’s Palace seen from St James’s Street, London
St Stephen’s Tower (Big Ben) and Westminster Bridge, London
St Stephen’s Tower (Big Ben) underwent extensive repairs, London
St Stephen’s Tower (Big Ben), London
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
The Cenotaph on Whitehall, London
The church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Trafalgar Square fountains in the foreground
The church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Trafalgar Square in the foreground
The Mall, London
Tower Bridge, London
Tower of London
Tower of London
Tower of London
Tower of London
Tower of London
Trafalgar Square, London
Victoria Tower Gardens, with the eponymous tower in view, London
Waterloo Bridge looking east towards St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Abbey, London
Westminster Abbey, London