Henry Grant

Henry Grant (1907-2004) was a freelance photographer based in London. His superb black and white photographs captured Londoners of all ages as they went about their everyday lives. Together, they provide an intriguing record of the massive social changes that took place as Britain moved from post-war austerity to the freedom of the 1960s. Taken in streets and parks, homes, hospitals and schools, they witness the beginnings of the National Health Service and the Welfare State; developments in education; immigration and the appearance the first high-rise buildings, as well as political and social campaigns like the peace movement and CND.