Milk float in Lyme Regis, Dorset 1984
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This authentic 1984 colour photograph features a daily delivery scene in the coastal town of Lyme Regis, Dorset. The archival image documents a traditional electric milk float parked on a paved street, its open side revealing stacks of blue plastic crates filled with glass milk bottles. The vehicle, finished in a functional white and blue livery, is attended by two women in period attire engaged in conversation near the driver’s cab. In the background, the town’s architectural heritage is showcased through a multi-storey building constructed from local flint and stone, featuring white-framed sash windows and a small sign for “The Craft Cottage” gift shop. The bright daylight emphasizes the textures of the rugged stonework and the quintessential character of a British seaside town in the mid-1980s. This factual record preserves a now-vanishing aspect of British suburban life and the charming streetscape of West Dorset as it appeared in 1984.
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