England in the 1980s/90s
Vintage colour photos of England from the 1980s and 1990s, capturing towns, cities, and everyday life during the final decades of the 20th century. Taken on colour film, these images document English streetscapes, high streets, housing, industry, transport, and public spaces as the country experienced economic change, regeneration, and social transition.
This collection features locations across England outside the capital, with London covered separately in its own dedicated category. From former industrial centres and coastal resorts to suburban developments and market towns, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of life in England during the 1980s and 1990s, before many late-20th- and early-21st-century changes reshaped the landscape.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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‘The Princess Margaret’ Hovercraft, Dover 1982
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‘The Princess Margaret’ Hovercraft, Dover 1985
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Abbott’s Travel Centre, Blackpool 1988
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Abbott’s Travel Centre, Blackpool 1988
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Albert Dock, Liverpool 1984
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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Asda Baby Carrots Billboard 1987
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Bagpiper, Eastgate Street, Chester 1986
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Barbara Castle Way, Blackburn 1990
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Bargate Street, Southampton c1999
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Bargate, Richmond 1984
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Barnard Castle, County Durham 1986
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BBC outside broadcast 1982 (Songs of Praise)
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Bear and Billet, Chester 1980
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Bedford Street, Woburn 1980
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Beer, Devon 1991
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Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water 1987
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Birketts mobile baker van, Glenridding 1988
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Birmimgham Hippodrome 1986
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Bistro 5, The Shambles, York 1981
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Black Bull Hotel, Coniston 1980
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Blakeney, Norfolk 1986
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Bluebell Railway, West Sussex 1980s
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Bondgate Within, Alnwick 1984
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Bourne Valley Inn, St Mary Bourne 1980s
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Brading Wax Museum, Isle of Wight 1981
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Bridewell, Bristol 1984
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Bridge Street, Chester 1980
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Bridge Street, Chester 1986
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Brighton beach and Palace Pier 1985
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Brighton Centre 1989
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Brighton Marina 1980s
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Brighton seafront 1981
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Brighton seafront and beach 1980s
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Brighton seafront and beach 1981
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Brighton seafront and pier 1981
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Brill Windmill & Vauxhall Cavalier 1980s
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Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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Brill, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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British sunset seen in 1987
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Broad Street, Oxford 1980
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Broadstairs, Kent 1980s
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Broadstairs, Kent 1980s
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire 1980s
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Burford, Oxfordshire 1984
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Burlington Hotel, Eastbourne 1991
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Burma Star Assoc display, Plymouth 1986
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Bushy Park, Richmond upon Thames 1980s
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Byron Hill Road, Harrow on the Hill 1980s
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Camden Crescent, Dover 1980s
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Camelot Cinema, Newquay 1981
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Canning Dock, Liverpool 1984
