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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Shropshire Union Canal, Chester 1986
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Sidmouth beach, Devon 1982
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Sidmouth beach, Devon 1982
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Sidmouth beach, Devon 1982
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Sign post in Chipping Campden 1982
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Singleton, West Sussex 1987
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Sir John Barleycorn, Cadnam 1984
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South Bay, Scarborough 1986
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Spindles Restaurant, Bradford on Avon 1984
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St Christopher’s Church, Willingale 1980s
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St Helen’s Square, York 1986
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St Ives Bridge, Cambridgeshire 1980
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St Ives, Cornwall 1997
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St James Church, Gerrards Cross 1980s
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St Lawrence’s Church, West Wycombe 1980s
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Barnham 1980s
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville 1980s
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St Mary the Virgin Church, Turville 1980s
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St Mary’s Church, Amersham 1980s
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St Mary’s Church, Wendover 1980s
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St. Andrew & St. George Church, Stevenage 1980s
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Staines railway station 1982
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Stall Street, Bath 1981
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Standedge Tunnel, Marsden 1998
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Stoke on Trent Garden Festival 1986
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Stoke on Trent Garden Festival 1986
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Stoke on Trent Garden Festival 1986
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Stonehenge 1983
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Stonehenge 1983
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Sun Street, Canterbury 1984
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Sun Street, Canterbury 1984
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Swan Hotel, Lavenham, Suffolk 1985
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Swan Hotel, Lavenham, Suffolk 1985
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Tesco, Kingsteignton c1984
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The Bell, Willingale, Essex 1980s
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The Bridge, Bradford on Avon 1984
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The Cock Hotel, Wing 1980s
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The Cock Pit, Eton 1980s
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The Cricketers, Winchester 1980s
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The Edwardian Hotel, Henley on Thames 1980s
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The Fountain, Liskeard 1997
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The Fox Inn, Corfe Castle, Dorset 1984
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The George, Windsor Road, Wraysbury 1980s
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The Granary, Bristol 1984
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The Hope & Anchor, Ross on Wye 1987
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The King & Queen, Wendover 1980s
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The Llandoger Trow, Bristol 1984
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The Mall, Clifton, Bristol 1984
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The Marketplace, Richmond 1984
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The Marketplace, Richmond 1984
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The Old Deanery, Wells 1997
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The Old Manor House, Aldbury 1980s
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The Parade, Watford 1984
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The Peacock, Bakewell 1980s
