Charing Cross Road St. Giles Circus c. 1935 IN4111 had been killed by bombing

had been killed by bombing and more than a million houses destroyed or damaged in London alone

Recognisable portraits include the politician Charles James Fox

Fire in London

This print shows a proposed new railway line

Most assumed they would spend just three or four years here

Charing Cross Road St. Giles Circus c. 1935 IN4111 had been killed by bombingCharing Cross Road is renowned for its specialist and second hand bookshops. Suschitzky was attracted by the extensive array of second hand bookshops and teahouses, and the crowds that flocked to them. The resulting series of photographs are amongst Suschitzky's most acclaimed work.