What makes a Londoner? Place of birth, place of work, a certain accent, a particular attitude? Living here, dying here? Finding fame and fortune here? Look around these walls and you’ll find all these things, and many more. We’ve rifled through the vast archives of Getty Images to unearth a multifaceted selection of photographs of the capital from the past hundred years or so, but this time with the emphasis on the capital’s inhabitants.

You can get a taste of this exhibition currently happening at the Getty Images Gallery via a slideshow on Telegraph.co.uk. Some fascinating images — everything from child endangerment, fascist rallies, to British celebs.