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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Sheep Street, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1959
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Shepherd & Dog Inn, Fulking, West Sussex 1959
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Shore Road, East Wittering, Chichester 1959
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Southampton Docks, Hampshire 1958
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Spectators and Parked Cars, Oulton Park Circuit, Cheshire 1959
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St Aldgate’s Post Office, Oxford 1950s
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St Benedicts Square, Lincoln 1956
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St George’s Hotel, Cliftonville, Kent 1956
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St Giles’ Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire 1954
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St Ives Harbour and Townscape, Cornwall 1950s
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St James’ Church Ruins and Public Pissoir, Dover, Kent 1956
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St John’s College, Oxford 1950s
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St Margaret’s Place, Kings Lynn 1958
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St Margaret’s Place, Kings Lynn, Norfolk 1958
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St Mark’s Church, Biggin Hill, Kent 1959
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St Mary’s Southgate Church (Interior), Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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St Mary’s Southgate Church, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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St Mary’s Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire, 1956
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St Peter’s Street, Canterbury, Kent 1950s
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Stanley Palace, Watergate Street, Chester 1958
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Steam freight train near Church Stretton, 1950s
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Steam tug boats Paladin and Romsey, Southampton, 1950s
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Stearn’s Shoe Service, Crawley, West Sussex 1959
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Steep Hill, Lincoln 1956
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Steep Hill, Lincoln 1956
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Stonegate and Bootham Bar, York 1956
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Stonegate, York 1958
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Swears and Wells, Buttermarket, Ipswich 1956
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Talbot Hotel, New Street, Ledbury 1958
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Tamar Bridge Under Construction, Devon–Cornwall c.1959
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Tamar Bridge Under Construction, Devon–Cornwall c1959
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Tavern Street and Upper Brook Street, Ipswich 1956
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Terraced Housing, Crawley New Town, 1959
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The Admiral Owen and The Crispin Inn, Sandwich, Kent 1956
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The Barbican, Sandwich, Kent 1956
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The Bear & Billet, Lower Bridge Street, Chester 1950s
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The Bull Hotel, Burford, Oxfordshire 1950s
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The Cat & Fiddle Inn Sign, Hinton Admiral, Hampshire 1950s
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The Cat and Fiddle Inn, Hinton Admiral, Hampshire 1950s
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The Chudbus (AEC Regal), England 1958
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The Close, Lichfield 1950s
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The Endcliffe and Grosvenor Court Hotels, Cliftonville, Kent, 1956
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The Esplanade, Seaton, Devon 1959
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The Flying Horse Inn, Boughton Aluph, Kent, 1956
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The Fosse Way, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, 1950s
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The Golden Ball, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1950s.
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The King’s Head, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, 1950s
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The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, 1959
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The Mill Public House, Mill Lane, Cambridge, 1958
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The Old Market House, Steyning 1958
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The Old Mint House and Mint Cottage, Pevensey, East Sussex 1959
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The Old Mint House, Pevensey 1950s
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The Old Ship, Tatsfield, Surrey 1959
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The Pilgrims Rest, Battle, East Sussex, 1959
