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, Oxford 1987
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High Street, Winchester 1989
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High Street, Windsor 1990
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High Wycombe Hospital c1998
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Hill Avenue, Amersham 1980s
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Horseshoe Cloister, Windsor Castle 1980
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House on the Bridge, Eton 1980s
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Hoverspeed Hovercraft at Dover 1980s
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Hoverspeed Hovercraft SRN4 interior 1990
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Hoverspeed SRN4 Hovercraft ‘Swift’ 1990
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Hoverspeed SRN4 Hovercraft seen in 1990
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Hoverspeed SRN4 Hovercraft seen in 1990
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Ilfracombe Harbour, Devon 1980s
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Jury Street, Warwick 1980s
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Killacourt, Newquay 1981
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King Street, Bristol 1984
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Kingsway Hotel, Worthing 1980s
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Langdale Road, Scarborough 1989
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Leyland Leopard Frames coach 1980
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Lincoln Cathedral 1984
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Little Badminton, Gloucestershire 1984
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Liver Building, Liverpool 1980
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Liverpool Garden Festival 1984
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Liverpool Garden Festival 1984
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Lloyds Bank, Liskeard 1997
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Looe, Cornwall 1997
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Lookers, Blackburn 1990
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Lord Street, Southport 1984
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Lord Street, Southport 1984
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Lyme Regis, Dorset 1984
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Lyme Regis, Dorset 1984
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Building the M25 Gade Valley Viaduct, Kings Langley c1984
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Building the M25 Gade Valley Viaduct, Kings Langley c1984
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Building the M25 Gade Valley Viaduct, Kings Langley c1984
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Building the M25 Gade Valley Viaduct, Kings Langley c1984
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Mansion Hotel, Eastbourne 1991
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Mariners Church, St Ives 1997
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Market Hall, Amersham 1980s
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Market Place, Cirencester 1982
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Market Place, Cirencester 1982
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Market Place, Ripon 1987
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Market Square, Amersham 1980s
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Market Square, Hemel Hempstead 1986
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Marlin Square, Abbots Langley 1981
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Maypole in Horsham, West Sussex 1981
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Methodist Church, Falmouth 1997
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Micklegate, Blossom Street, York 1981
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Milk float in Lyme Regis, Dorset 1984
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Milton Abbas, Dorset 1983
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Mineral water fountain, Bath 1981
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Moor End Road, Hemel Hempstead 1980s
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Moor Street, Birmingham 1985
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Munro Kitchens, Bootle 1984
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Narrowboat Arcturus, Watford 1980s
