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Bert Hardy: Photographs of bygone Britain

Famed war-time photographer Bert Hardy would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year and is regarded as one of the country's best photojournalists. Although he is well-known for his war photography, his images of post-war Britain and spontaneous everyday situations are also a visual feast. Images of children at play, war-time goodbyes and a royal wedding are due to go on display. An exhibition of his images at the Photographer's Gallery in London is open from April 4 to May 23.

Two young women sit on a railing in Blackpool in 'Maidens in Waiting', 1951. This is one of Hardy's most recognisable images (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

A tearful woman's farewell at 'Wartime Terminus, Paddington Station', 1942 (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

Men and women sit on the steps of a fountain at Picadilly Circus, London in 'Picadilly Circus', 1953. Bert Hardy was born into a working class family in Blackfriars, London (Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

A priest talks to a young girl among debris left by the Blitz in 'Life of an East End Parson', 1940 (Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

A teacher leads a young class across the street in 'Teachers', 1956 (Bert Hardy/Getty Images)

Two boys walk arm-in-arm in 'Gorbals Boys, Glasgow, Europe’s worst slum,' 1948 (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

Although Bert Hardy is most famous for capturing everyday lives and everyday people, this shot of then Princess Elizabeth on her wedding day is also remarkable. 'Royal Wedding, King George VI with The Bride, Princess Elizabeth', 1947 (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

A group of girls walk down the street in 'Pretty Girls of Leicester', 1948. Hardy also worked in Asia as Lord Mountbatten's personal photographer and covered the Korean war (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

A group of men chat by a lamp post in 'Too Many Spivs', 1954. Hardy is best known for his work during the Second World War and in post-War Britain (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)

Children playfully run after a parson in 'Life of an East End Parson', 1940 (Bert Hardy/ Getty Images)