This Was then
A selection of photographs documenting Britain over three decades, in the years before and after Margaret Thatcher’s time in government.
by Mike Abrahams
’This Was Then’ brilliantly captures seemingly small moments of everyday life that tell a comprehensive story of Britain at this time.
‘Abrahams photographs demonstrate his unerring ability to capture “ordinary people living extraordinary lives.’
Portrait of a lad. Cranhill Estate, Glasgow, Scotland, 1999
Police lead racist and fascist National Front marchers through the streets of Lewisham, into a crowd of anti racists protestors resulting in a day of violence. The resulting riot brought the police in riot gear for the first time in mainland Britain. 1977
View from a shaving mirror. Tenement living, Glasgow. 1986
Child in a caravan at the border with the Republic of Ireland at Strabane with the British Army border checkpoint behind. Northern Ireland. 1990
Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1989
Granby Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, England. 1982