Wales

Vintage colour photos of Wales from the 1950s to the 1980s, capturing towns, cities, landscapes, and everyday life across the post-war and late-20th-century decades. Taken on colour film, these images document Welsh streetscapes, housing, industry, transport, and public spaces during a period of social and economic change.

This collection spans Wales’s industrial centres, market towns, coastal communities, and rural areas, showing ordinary street scenes alongside distinctive regional settings. From mining and port towns to seaside resorts and countryside locations, the photographs preserve a detailed visual record of life in Wales during the second half of the 20th century, before later redevelopment and modernisation reshaped many places.

All images are available as high-resolution, royalty-free digital downloads suitable for editorial, commercial, or personal use.