England in the 1950s
Vintage colour photos of England from 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.
This collection features locations across England outside the capital, with London covered separately in its own dedicated category. From industrial centres and seaside resorts to market towns and rural communities, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of life in England during the 1950s, before later redevelopment and modernisation reshaped much of the country.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Mitre Hotel, High Street, Oxford 1950s
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Mitre Hotel, High Street, Oxford 1950s
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Model Village and White Rock Gardens, Hastings, East Sussex 1959
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Modern Building with St John the Baptist’s Church, Crawley, 1959
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Nelson Street, King’s Lynn, Norfolk 1958
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Nelson Street, Kings Lynn, Norfolk 1958
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North Brink and River Nene, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 1958
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North Street, Taunton, Somerset 1959
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North Street, Taunton, Somerset 1959
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Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Kent 1956
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Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Kent 1956
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Odeon Cinema, South Square, Boston, Lincolnshire 1956
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Old Barn Hotel and Beach, East Wittering, West Sussex 1959
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Old Three Pigeons Inn, Nesscliffe, Shropshire 1950s
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Oulton Park Circuit and Spectators, Cheshire 1959
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Oulton Park Motor Racing Circuit, Cheshire 1959
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Parliament Street, York 1956
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Passenger Cruise Boats, Lake Windermere, Cumbria 1950s
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Pavilion Theatre, Worthing, West Sussex 1959
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Pembroke Square and Tom Tower, Oxford 1950s
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Pencester Court, Stembrook, Dover 1956
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Pencester Road, Dover, Kent 1956
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Penzance Bandstand, Cornwall, 1958
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Peter Pan Railway and Clacton Pier, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 1959
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Pleasureland Amusement Park, Southport, Lancashire 1956
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Post-War Housing and Pedestrian Path, Crawley New Town, 1959
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Post-War Housing Estate, Crawley New Town, 1959
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Prince of Wales Road, Norwich, Norfolk 1950s
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Queen Anne’s Walk, The Strand, Barnstaple, Devon 1959
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Queen Street, Arundel, West Sussex 1957
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Queens Square and Bandstand, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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Queens Square, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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Queensway Store and Queen’s Square, Crawley, 1959
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Quonians Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire 1958
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RAF South Ruislip, Middlesex 1950s
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Red Lion Hotel, York 1956
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Richmond Parade and Richmond Street, Brighton, East Sussex 1950s
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River Ouse from Lendal Bridge, York 1956
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River Street and Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire 1950s
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RMS Queen Mary at Southampton 1950
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RMS Queen Mary off the South Coast of England 1950
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Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 1950s
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Royal Parade at The Derby, Epsom Downs, Surrey 1950s
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Royal Polo Match, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire 1956
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Rye, East Sussex 1950s
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San Remo Hotel (now Riviera Hotel), Belgrave Road, Torquay 1959
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Seafront and Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset 1959
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Seafront paddling pool, Brighton 1950s
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Senate House, King’s Parade, Cambridge 1956
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Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 1959
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Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon 1954



