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THE HIST OR Y OF L ONDON  35

Youth Culture
With their new mobility and
spending power, young people
began to influence the develop-
ment of British popular culture
in the years after World War II.
Music, fashion and design were
increasingly geared to their
rapidly changing tastes.

Docklands Light Railway
In the 1980s, new, driver-
less trains started to
transport people to the
developing Docklands.
Post-Modern
Architecture
Since the 1980s, architects
have reacted against the
stark shapes of the Modernists. Punks were a phenomenon
Architect Richard Rogers of the 1970s and 1980s. Their
emphasizes structural clothes, music and hair were
features; others, like Terry designed to shock.
Farrell, adopt a more playful
approach using pastiches
of Classical features.

The Royal Wedding
The marriage between
Prince Charles and Lady
One Canada Square (1991) in Charing Cross (1991) has Terry Diana Spencer turned the
Canary Wharf (see p253) was Farrell’s glasshouse on top of the new Princess of Wales into
designed by César Pelli. Victorian station (see p123). a global style icon.

1981 Prince 1984 Thames 1992 Canary Wharf
Charles and
1977 Queen’s Silver Barrier completed development opens
Jubilee; work starts on the Lady Diana
Underground’s Jubilee line Spencer marry 1986 Greater London
at St Paul’s Council abolished
Cathedral
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995
1982
1971 New London 1985 Ethiopian
Bridge built Sovereignty disputes over famine prompts Live Vivienne Westwood’s
South Atlantic islands lead to Aid relief campaign clothes won prizes in
the Falklands War between the 1980s and 1990s.
Britain and Argentina

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