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Shaftesbury Avenue in 1920. London: THESE NEWLY colourised images by a London plasterer show the bustle of London’s iconic streets during the dramatic history of the last century. Seventy-seven years since the end of the war which shaped Britain, one image shows how society bounced back with comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and his wife Oona pictured standing on top of the Savoy hotel during the 1950’s. He was on a six-month visit at the time. Another image shows pre-WW2 Ludgate Circus decorated for the silver jubilee of King George V in 1935 with St Paul’s Cathedral towering in the background despite the Great Depression’s impact being felt in much of Britain. These images were colourised by plasterer and locksmith Paul Doherty (42) from Stratford, London. “I love history. I always have, I like the idea of seeing what the photographer st the time of taking the photo would’ve seen through his own lens,” said Paul. “Some people often have said to me it’s disrespectful to the artist but for me, if they had the choice of colour film I would say nearly all of them would’ve chosen colour over black and white. “I believe the photographers would’ve loved to have had the opportunity to see their photographs or work in colour. “I love the vibrancy. I feel like in colour we can relate to it, it almost feels more real. “I feel adding colour gives it something that’s quite important and that’s realism and more meaning.” mediadrumimages/@londinium_london_history