Stock archive

These galleries contain pictures sorted by subject matter taken from the thousands of photographs documenting UK social issues over the last five decades that are archived here.

Browse these galleries if you’re looking for ideas. If you have specific subjects or topics in mind then use the 'search' tab on the right (or in the menu at top right on a phone). The system will find similar forms of a word ('runs' also finds 'run', 'running' etc) and you can use OR and NOT (in capitals) to widen or narrow your search. Multiple words will find images with all those words and quotes will find an exact phrase.

There are lots of photos here and my keywording can be a bit flaky. There are many more that are not yet archived. If your search isn't finding what you're looking for then email or phone.

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Police wait for trouble during Mayday celebrations, Soho, London.© David Hoffman phone +44 (0)20 8981 5041, fax +44 (0)20 8980 2041, email lib@hoffmanphotos.com NUJ & BAPLA recommended terms & conditions apply. Moral rights asserted under Copyright Desig

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News International strike, Wapping

News International strike, Wapping. Feb 1986..© David Hoffman phone 0181 981 5041, fax 0181 980 2041, email lib@hoffmanphotos.demon.co.uk .NUJ & BAPLA recommended terms & conditions apply. Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988. Full terms and conditions for digital and traditional use available on request. Credit is required. No part of this photo to be stored, reproduced, manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission.

Pickets fight police, News International strike, Wapping. 1986..© David Hoffman phone 0181 981 5041, fax 0181 980 2041, email lib@hoffmanphotos.demon.co.uk .NUJ & BAPLA recommended terms & conditions apply. Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988. Full terms and conditions for digital and traditional use available on request. Credit is required. No part of this photo to be stored, reproduced, manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission.

News International strike, Wapping

WPC Fiona Roberts. the first female police officer to be deployed on the front line in a serious disorder incident. News International strike, Wapping. 1986..© David Hoffman phone 0181 981 5041, fax 0181 980 2041, email lib@hoffmanphotos.demon.co.uk .NUJ & BAPLA recommended terms & conditions apply. Moral rights asserted under Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988. Full terms and conditions for digital and traditional use available on request. Credit is required. No part of this photo to be stored, reproduced, manipulated or transmitted by any means without permission.

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BNP demo at NUJ, London

Police on Pensions Protest

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Brixton riots 1985. Arrest of Julie Robinson (acquitted) in rioting following the shooting of Mrs Cherry Groce in her bed during a bungled police raid.

Brixton riots 1985. Arrest of Julie Robinson

Brixton riots 1985. Arrest of Julie Robinson (acquitted) in rioting following the shooting of Mrs Cherry Groce in her bed during a bungled police raid.

Anti apartheid demo, Trafalgar Square 1980s

Police constable knocked out during disorder at an anti apartheid rally in Trafalgar Square, London is supported by colleagues as a chief inspector, bleeding from the head looks around for additional assistance.