Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Kent 1956
$20.00
Instant royalty-free digital download. No watermark. You will receive a JPG image of between 3000 and 4000 pixels on the longest side. Perfect for prints, books, media, creative projects, and more. The download link will appear in the checkout after successful purchase.
- Buy 5 or more photos and save 15%
Street scene on Northdown Road in Cliftonville in 1956, showing a busy parade of shops set beneath steeply gabled buildings characteristic of this part of Margate. Awnings project over the pavement, and pedestrians move between shopfronts, giving the street an active, everyday feel.
Visible among the businesses are LP Barron shoe shop and Vye & Son, both trading from prominent ground-floor premises. Parked at the kerb is a blue Ford Consul, a popular family saloon of the period, helping to date the scene and anchoring it firmly in the mid-1950s.
Much of Northdown Road’s commercial character has since changed, making this a useful record of Cliftonville as a thriving local shopping street before later retail decline and redevelopment.
About Retro Stock Photography
Retro Stock Photography specializes in genuine vintage color photographs from the 1950s through the 1990s, all available as royalty-free instant downloads. Our photos are popular for editorial features, books, magazines, websites, documentaries, advertising, social media, local history projects, creative design, and as unique gifts when printed.
All of our images are scanned directly from original slides and negatives, preserving their authenticity, detail, and character. And because we own the original photographs and copyrights, all of our collection is exclusive to us and not available elsewhere.
Buy any 5 downloads and receive 15% off your entire order.