Old UK

41 Amazing Photos Document Everyday Life of England in 1908

Born at Hove, Sussex, England, Henry William Mobsby (1860-1933) was an English artist, photographer, and motion picture pioneer. He educated at Hampton Place school, trained in art, design, chemistry and commercial practice at the School of Arts, Brighton, and in London.

These photos from Aussie~mobs were taken by Henry Mobsby whilst in England with his wife Nellie and daughter Berta, from March 1908 to October 1909.

Family members on Devil’s Dyke in England, 1908
Feeding a donkey somewhere in England, 1908
Feeding the birds, Hyde Park, London, 1908
Feeding the birds, Hyde Park, London, 1908
Flip-Flap at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Fun on a swing, England, 1908
Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court Palace, London, 1908
Hampton Court Palace, London, 1908
Hyde Park, London, 1908
Hyde Park, London, 1908
Lovers Walk, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908
Men in their carriage, England, 1908
Oakeshotts family grocery store, corner Old Brompton and Finborough Roads, London, 1908
On a country road in England, 1908
People having fun on the big swing, England, 1908
People with the cows, England, 1908
Preston Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908
Preston Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England, 1908
Richmond Mansions, Old Brompton Road, London, 1908
Somewhere in Sussex, England, 1908
St Peter’s Church adjacent to Preston Manor, Brighton, Sussex, England, 1908
St. Margaret’s Church at Angmering, Sussex, England, 1908
Street scene in Sussex, England, 1908
Swan boat ride at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Swan boat rides – 6d return journey – Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
The Elite Gardens at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Two women at Portslade church, Sussex, England, 1908
Two women in a country lane, England, 1908
View of the gardens and Flip-Flap at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Women looking a bit cold out in the country, England, 1908
A couple in England, 1908
A train somewhere in England, 1908
Abdulla cigarette building at the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Abdulla cigarette building, Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
At the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
At the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908
Boating in a park, England, 1908
Clock tower, Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex, England, 1908
Coastguard Terraces in Hove, England, 1908
Edwardians playing a game of cricket and a roller coaster in the background, England, 1908
Family and friends at Swanbourne Lake, Arundel, England, 1908