Britain in an Innocent Age: 46 Extraordinary Snapshots Document Everyday Life of Post-WWII England _ UK
The memories may have faded, but these extraordinary found photos from Martin Snelling of bygone Britain are so clear, they look as though they could have been taken yesterday.
Old-fashioned shops line streets dotted with classic 1950s and 1960s cars, couples wear their finest clothes as they enjoy an al fresco meal on their patio and children flock in their masses to church for Sunday schools…
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| Battle of Britain Parade on Market Hill, St. Ives, Sept. 1958 |
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| Battle of Britain Parade on Market Hill, St. Ives, Sept. 1958 |
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| Cockington Forge, Devon, March 1958 |
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| Cornerways in St. Ives, April 1958 |
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| Girl decked out in Bournemouth, May 1958 |
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| Halton Apprentices band, St. Ives, September 1958 |
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| Lunch on the patio, St. Ives, April 1958 |
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| Nr. Torquay, March 1958 |
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| Seafront, Bournemouth, May 1958 |
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| Sunday school, St. Ives, May 1958 |
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| Sunday school, St. Ives, May 1958 |
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| Torquay Harbour, March 1958 |
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| View from hotel window, Torquay, March 1958 |
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| Wedding in St. Ives, April 4th 1958 |
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| British European Airways, Heathrow, England, ca. late 1950s |
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| Heathrow Airport in England, ca. late 1950s |
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| A garden in Cambridgeshire, circa 1960 |
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| Babies in pram in St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Baby in bath, smoking a pipe, circa 1960 |
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| Barton Chemist on Bridge Street, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Boat on the backwater, England, June 1960 |
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| Boating on the river, England, circa 1960 |
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| Bridge Street, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Bridge Street, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Bridge Street, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Bryants Gifts on Bridge Street, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Child in a wheelbarrow, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Child on swing in Cambridgeshire, 1960 |
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| Christening gathering in Cambridgeshire, 1960 |
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| Christening group in Cambridgeshire, Whit Sunday, 1960 |
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| Christening in Cambridgeshire, Whit Sunday, 1960 |
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| Christening in Cambridgeshire, Whit Sunday, 1960 |
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| Crocuses in front of house, England, Febuary 1960 |
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| Family on the beach in Hunstanton, circa 1960 |
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| Family on the beach in Hunstanton, circa 1960 |
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| Girl playing in garden, Cambridgeshire, circa 1960 |
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| Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, circa 1960 |
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| Kit Kat Club, Hunstanton, circa 1960 |
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| Launching at River Ouse, Cambridgeshire, June 1960 |
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| Little girl in garden, St. Ives, circa 1960 |
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| Man and his dog in Cambridgeshire, April 1960 |
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| Man and his dog in Cambridgeshire, June 1960 |
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| Mother and children in Cambridgeshire, circa 1960 |
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| Queen Mum visits Agriculture Show, circa 1960 |
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| Woman and baby, England, 1960 |
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| Yours For A 1/-, Cambridgeshire, circa 1960 |
