Great Britain
Old colour photos of England, Scotland and Wales from the 1950s to the 1990s, capturing towns, cities, landscapes, and everyday life across the post-war decades. Taken on colour film, these images document British streetscapes, high streets, seaside resorts, housing, industry, and transport during a period of significant social and economic change.
All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.
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Muir-Hill Fordson Locomotive at Ravenglass 1979
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Old Redheugh Bridge, River Tyne, Newcastle 1956
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Pavement and All Saints Church, York 1956
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Penguins at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire 1959
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Pontins Dolphin Holiday Camp Ballroom, Brixham 1965
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Pontins South Devon Holiday Camp, Paignton 1967
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Pontins South Devon Holiday Camp, Paignton 1967
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Pontins South Devon Holiday Camp, Paignton 1967
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Pontins South Devon Holiday Camp, Paignton 1967
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Prince Edward on the Ruislip Lido Miniature Railway 1950s
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Princes Street and Friars Street, Ipswich 1956
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River Thames and Pool of London 1959
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River Thames, Westminster Bridge and County Hall, London 1957
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RMS Queen Elizabeth at Southampton 1956
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RMS Queen Elizabeth, Southampton 1953
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RNLB Charles Dibdin Lifeboat, Deal, Kent 1956
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Royal Festival Hall and South Bank, London 1950s
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Royal Festival Hall and South Bank, London 1953
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Royal Hotel, Quarry Street, Hamilton, Scotland 1958
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Rupert Street and Raymond Revuebar, Soho, London, 1959
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Seaspeed Hovercraft Princess Anne 1973
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Shelagh of Eskdale at the Liverpool Garden Festival 1984
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SS Typhoo at the Liverpool Garden Festival 1984
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St Margaret’s Street, Ipswich 1956
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St Mary’s Parade, Lancaster 1958
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Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival 1986
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Stonegate, York 1956
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Stonegate, York 1956
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Tattershall Castle from the Railway, Lincolnshire 1956
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The Butts Pub, Elephant and Castle, London 1960s
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The Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire 1956
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The Mall Coronation Illuminations, London 1953
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The Mall Coronation Illuminations, London 1953
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The Swan’s Nest, Stratford-upon-Avon 1972
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London 1952
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This is Whitechapel Exhibition, Whitechapel Gallery, London 1972
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Trafalgar Square, London 1958
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Trafalgar Square, London 1959
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Upper Brook Street, Ipswich 1956
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Vendors at Battersea Park, Festival of Britain, London 1951
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Victorian Bandstand, Parade Gardens, Bath 1958
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View from St Paul’s Cathedral, London 1950s
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W. F. Greenwood & Sons, Stonegate, York 1956
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Walton-on-the-Naze Pier Railway, Essex 1957
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Western Avenue, Park Royal, London 1960s
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Wimpy Bar on King’s Road, London 1972
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Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 1970
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Ye Olde Novelty Shoppe, Lendal Bridge, York 1956
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‘Go to work on an Egg’ billboard 1960s
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High Street, Cockenzie, East Lothian 1973
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‘Osborne Castle’ ferry, Isle of Wight 1970s
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‘The Black Hole’ movie float, London 1980
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The Islanders, Festival of Britain, London 1951
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‘The Princess Margaret’ Hovercraft, Dover 1982