England in the 1950s
Old colour photos of England in the 1950s, capturing towns, cities, and everyday life during a decade of post-war recovery and social change. Taken on colour film, these images document English streetscapes, high streets, housing, industry, transport, and public spaces as the country rebuilt and adapted in the years following the Second World War.
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Carfax Tower, High Street, Oxford, 1950s
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Carlton Hotel, Bournemouth, 1956
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Castle Green, Kenilworth, 1950s
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Castle Hill, Lincoln, 1956
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Castle Restaurant and War Memorial, Richmond-upon-Thames, 1950s
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Castle Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, 1958
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Castle Street, Dover, Kent, 1956
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Children’s Ride, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton 1950s
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Church Lane, Ely, Cambridgeshire 1956
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Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow 1957
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Church Square, Rye, East Sussex 1958
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Church Street, Steyning, West Sussex 1958
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Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1958
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Church Street, Windsor, Berkshire, 1957
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Clacton Beach and Pier, Essex, 1950s
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Clare College Old Court, Cambridge, 1958
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Cliff Head Hotel, Carlyon Bay 1958
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Clifford’s Tower, York 1956
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Clifford’s Tower, York 1956
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Cliftonville Beach, Kent, 1956
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Cliftonville Seafront, Kent, 1956
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Cliftonville, Kent 1950s (view from Grand Hotel)
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Clock House, Thorpe Bay, Essex, 1950s
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Commercial Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, 1956
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Cornhill, Ipswich 1956
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Cosy Cafe, Castle Green, Kenilworth 1950s
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Coventry Cathedral under construction 1957
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Coventry Cathedral Under Construction, 1959
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Crawley New Town Housing Estate, 1959
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Crawley New Town Housing, 1959
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Crown Hotel, Shrewsbury 1954
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Crown Hotel, Wells 1959
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De Montfort Hall, Victoria Park, Leicester – Coronation Decorations, 1953
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Dene Hotel, Rottingdean 1957
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Dockside Cranes, Southampton Docks 1950s
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Dover Harbour, Kent 1956
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Dover Library, Dover 1956
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Dover Road/Grove Road, Folkestone 1950s
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Dover Seafront, Kent, 1956
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Downing Street, Cambridge 1956
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Dr Samuel Johnson statue, Lichfield 1958
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Dr Samuel Johnson statue, Lichfield 1958
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Durham Viaduct, County Durham 1958
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Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville 1956
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Eastgate, Chester 1950s
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Entrance to Weston’s Yard, Eton School 1957
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Eton High Street 1957
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Evelyn Hall, Abinger Common 1950s
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Falstaff Hotel, Canterbury 1958
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Feathers Hotel, Ludlow 1950
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Fleetwood to Knott End Ferry, Lancashire 1956
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Folkestone from the Leas Lift, Kent, 1959
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Folkestone Leas Lift and lido, Kent 1959

