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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Bergen Line Ferry Terminal, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1956
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Bergen Line Ferry, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1956
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Biggin Street, Dover, Kent, 1956
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Birch Hotel, Haywards Heath, 1959
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Blackfriars Street and Tower Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk 1958
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Boating Lake, Southend-on-Sea 1950s
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Bomb Damage, Dover, Kent, 1956
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Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, Dorset, 1950s
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Boston, Lincolnshire from St Botolph’s Church 1956
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Boston, Lincolnshire from St Botolph’s Church 1956
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Boston Market Place from St Botolph’s Church 1956
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Boston Sessions House from St Botolph’s Church 1956
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Boulters Lock, River Thames, Maidenhead 1954
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Boulters Lock, River Thames, Maidenhead, 1954
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Bray Lock, River Thames, 1950s
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Brighton Beach and Seafront 1950s
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British Grocery Shop Window at Christmas, 1950s
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British Grocery Shop Window at Christmas, 1950s
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British Grocery Shop Window at Christmas, 1950s
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British Grocery Shop Window at Christmas, 1950s
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British Grocery Shop Window at Christmas, 1950s
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British grocery shop, Christmas 1950s
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British seaside holidaymakers relaxing on deck chairs, 1950s
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Broadway, Worcestershire, 1950s
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Bungalows, Crawley New Town, 1959
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Bus Stop, Ramsgate, Kent, 1956
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Bush Fair Shopping Centre, Harlow, 1959
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Butlins Queen’s Hotel, Cliftonville, 1956
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Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, 1950s
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Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, 1950s
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Cambridge Railway Station, 1956 – Station Nameboard
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Cannon at Windsor Castle, 1957
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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)
