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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George Street, Luton 1956
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George Street, Luton 1956
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Golden Hind replica, Southend-on-Sea 1950s
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Gough’s Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset 1950s
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Great St Mary’s Church and Senate House Hill, Cambridge 1958
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Grenville Hotel, Bude, Cornwall 1959
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Guildford High Street 1950s
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Guildford High Street 1950s
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Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent 1956
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Hall’s Croft, Stratford upon Avon 1959
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Ham Sandwich road sign in Kent 1956
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Harbour Boat Trip, Falmouth, Cornwall, 1950s
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Harlow Town Square, Essex 1950s
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Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon 1957
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1959
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High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, 1950s
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High Street, Ledbury 1958
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High Street, Salisbury with medieval gateway, 1950s
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High Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire 1950s
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High Street, Steyning, West Sussex 1958
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Hopcroft’s Holt Hotel, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire 1957
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House of Agnes Hotel, Canterbury 1958
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Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa 1959
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Jury Street, Warwick, Warwickshire 1950s
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Lawn Bowls, Bude, Cornwall 1959
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Lincoln Cathedral 1956
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Lincoln Cathedral 1956
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Liverpool Overhead Railway and Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool 1956
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Lord of the Manor pub, Ramsgate 1956
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Lower Broad Street, Ludlow, Shropshire 1950
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Lyme Regis, Dorset 1959
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Lynmouth Harbour and Riverside Road, Lynmouth, Devon 1959
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Lynmouth, Devon 1950s
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Mansion House, St Helen’s Square, York 1956
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Margate Beach and Seafront Steps, Margate, Kent 1956
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Margate Beach, Kent, 1956
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Margate Clock Tower, Kent 1956
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Margate Jetty, Margate, Kent 1956
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Marine Parade and Seafront Hotels, Worthing, West Sussex 1959
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Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1959
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Market Hill and St Peter’s Church, Sudbury, Suffolk 1950s
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Market Hill Flower Stalls and Victoria Cinema, Cambridge 1956
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Market House, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, 1959
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Market Place and Market Hall, Doncaster, South Yorkshire 1958
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Market Place and St Botolph’s Church, Boston, Lincolnshire 1956
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Market Place, King’s Lynn, Norfolk 1958
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Market Square and Flashman’s Furniture, Dover, Kent 1956
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Market Square, Dover, Kent 1956
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Martyrs’ Memorial, Magdalen Street East, Oxford 1959
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Merton Street, Oxford 1957
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Mill Road, Winchelsea, East Sussex 1958
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Mill Stream Restaurant (Bury Mill), Amersham 1950s
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Mill Street, St Osyth, Essex 1950s
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Minster Place and St Mary’s Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire 1956
