England in the 1980s
Old colour photos of England in 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.
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High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire 1984
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Burlington Hotel, Eastbourne 1991
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Burma Star Association Floral Display, Plymouth 1986
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Diana Fountain, Richmond upon Thames 1980s
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Byron Hill Road Baptist Chapel, Harrow on the Hill 1980s
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Camden Crescent, Dover 1980s
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Camelot Cinema, Newquay, Cornwall 1981
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Canning Dock, Liverpool 1984
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Cannon Cinema, Slough 1992
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Carlisle Railway Station, Cumbria 1988
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Channel Ferries at Dover 1990
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MV St Anselm and Pride of Free Enterprise 1985
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Chelmsford Bus Station, Essex 1980s
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Chilham, Kent 1981
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Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire 1980
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Town Hall, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire 1984
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Christ Church, Henley-on-Thames 1980s
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Church of Saint Nicholas, Chearsley 1980s
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Church of St John the Baptist, Epping 1980s
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Church Square, Rye 1981
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Church Street, Liverpool 1984
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Church Street, Walton-on-Thames 1987
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Church Street, Windsor 1980s
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City Wall, Canterbury 1997
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Clandon Park, Surrey 1983
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Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol 1984
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Clifton, Bristol 1984
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Clitheroe, Lancashire 1981
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Clive Porter butchers, Mickleton 1985
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Cookham, Berkshire 1980s
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Cornbow Shopping Centre, Halesowen 1989
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Cornbow Shopping Centre, Halesowen 1989
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Cornbow Shopping Centre, Halesowen 1989
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Cornbow Shopping Centre, Halesowen 1989
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Coulderton, Cumbria 1980s
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Towan Beach, Newquay, Cornwall 1981
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Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn, Lancashire 1985
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Datchet, Berkshire 1980s
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Dover Ferry Terminal, Kent 1982
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Dover Ferry Terminal, Kent 1990
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Dover ferry terminal, Kent 1982
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Dover ferry terminal, Kent 1984
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Dover ferry terminal, Kent 1984
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Dover ferry terminal, Kent 1984
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Dover Seafront, Kent 1984
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Dover, Kent 1984
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Dover Beach, Kent 1984
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Dragon Court, Henley-on-Thames 1980s
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Duke Street, Chester 1980
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Yarn Market, High Street, Dunster 1981
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High Street, Dunster, Somerset 1990
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East Beach Street, Hastings 1980s
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Eastgate, Chester 1980
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Eastgate, Warwick 1980s
