Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

Take a look back at the youth, the spivs, the Teddy boys and girls in post-war England in the 1950s through 20 fascinating black-and-white vintage photographs: 

 
Four young men at a smart London bar, 1953. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A gang member lounging outside a coffee stall, London, 1953. (Charles Hewitt)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A pair of young women by the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, 1953. (Alex Dellow)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A young couple in a London pub, 1954. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A group of young people playing cards, 1954. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

Teddy boys at the Mecca Dance Hall in Tottenham, London, 1954. (Alex Dellow)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A group of spivs playing dice, 1954. (Bert Hardy)

 

A pair of 'spivs' hanging out, London, 1954. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

Young people enjoying themselves in a jazz club, 1954. (Charles Hewitt)

 

A group of 'spivs' at a local cafe in the Notting Hill Gate area of London, 1954. (Alex Dellow)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A group of spivs loitering in Notting Hill, London, 1954. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A group of teenagers at a ceremony, 1955. (Bert Hardy)

 

Young people at a cafe in London, 1955. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

A pair of young employees running through Waterloo train station, London, 1955. (Bert Hardy)

 

A Teddy boy jiving at a jazz and hot gospel concert in Leeds town hall, 1955. (Carl Sutton)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

Young people dancing to rock & roll, Manchester, 1956. (ullstein bild)

 

A group of rock 'n' roll fans chatting on the street, 1956. (Express)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

Teenagers enjoy an evening at the Cotton Dance Hall in Rochdale, 1957. (Bert Hardy)

 

A pair of unemployed teenagers on a street corner, Liverpool, 1957. (Bert Hardy)

 

Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s

 
A group of teenagers on their night out, Liverpool, 1957. (Bert Hardy)