This collection of incredible photographs charts the rich cultural history and vibrancy of one of London's most cherished areas.
Spanning almost 100 years, the images capture Soho's unique characters - and the iconic venues that have thrived within the pocket of central London.
From Madame JoJo's to Ronnie Scott's, Soho is home to clubs and bars - and people - which have contributed to the area's reputation as one of the capital's most risqué but best-loved corners.
But long before it became known for fashion, arts and music, the area was famed for its fruit and vegetable markets and being called home by wealthy members of the aristocracy.
Campaigners say it is now at risk of losing its distinctive character from development in central London and the cost of renting or owning business premises continues to soar.
Leslie Hardcastle, who is president of the Soho Society, has lived in the area for 47 years.
He told the Standard part of what has protected it in the past is the "wall" of grand buildings in roads such as Oxford Street and Regent Street which surrounds it.
Soho's past and present - in pictures
Mr Hardcastle said the area had been shaped by waves of immigrants, including from French Huguenots and members of the Jewish community.
"It's a very lively place, it's full of originality and skill. It's unusual and successful," the 88-year-old said.
"It generates enormous amounts of money through digital industries and it's made a big contribution to literature, politics, medicine, music, architecture and entertainment."
Mr Hardcastle said the proliferation of sex shops and clubs, for which the area became so well known, peaked in the 1970s and 80s.
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He explained: "There was a period in the seventies and eighties that we called - the people that live here - the 'sexploitation' period because we got 160 sex shops out of the blue from nowhere. But they were nothing to do with sex, they were to do with laundering dirty money and criminality of different kinds."
Campaigners such as actors Stephen Fry and Benedict Cumberbatch now say they fear the future of the area is under threat as legendary clubs such as Madam Jojo's face closure.
"It's now seen as a good place to develop, and that's the danger it faces because in so doing you knock out all the things that make Soho special," Mr Hardcastle said.
"It's becoming so gentrified that we're losing what we think are valuable things."
He added: "Soho will continue, it'll be a successful economic place but I doubt it'll be the Soho we've known and everybody loves."
