Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Birmingham in the 1980s
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. By the 20th century it had become the metropolitan hub of the United Kingdom’s manufacturing and automotive industries, having earned itself a reputation first as a city of…
40 Amazing Photographs Capture Scenes From the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival
Since 1968, the Isle of Wight Festival has gathered every iconic UK act and from the States, making it one of the most prolific festivals in music history. The 1969 Isle of Wight Festival was held on 29–31 August 1969…
36 Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture Streets of Camden in the 1980s
Camden Town, often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England. Historically in Middlesex, it is the administrative center of the London Borough of Camden and is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centers…
Victorian Slums Revealed: Haunting Photos of Everyday Life in Victorian England
Victorian Slums Revealed: Haunting Photos of Everyday Life in Victorian England In the late 19th century, England was known for its wealth, but not everyone shared in its prosperity. Even though it was one of the richest countries, many neighborhoods,…
Life During Edwardian Britain Through Striking Colorized Photos
The Edwardian era, later known as the ‘Golden Age’, promoted ‘leisurely’ time. Fondly remembered for long hazy summer days, with the rich enjoying endless garden parties and banquets. The working class were treated as humans, not as machines. There remained…
Wonderful Vintage Kodachrome Photos of London in the 1950s
These beautiful vintage Kodachrome pictures of Britain’s capital city were taken by an unknown American tourist. “I’ve found that Americans tend to take pics of ‘mundane’ things that us Brits would take for granted and never photograph, like the sandwiches!”…
These Pictures Show Some of the Wackiest British Inventions of the Past
In the world of British innovation, there’s a fascinating collection of ideas that, while incredibly creative, never quite made it into everyday life. These inventions, captured in pictures from the last century, reveal a time when people dared to dream…
London’s East End life through the lens of Jack London, 1902
Not many people know that the famous American author Jack London was also a skilled documentary photographer and photojournalist. He took thousands of pictures over the years from the slums of London’s East End to the islands of the South…
20 Stunning Black and White Photos of London in the Early 20th Century
In the early 20th century, Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) began one of the most unique photographic documents of London where for over forty years he worked tirelessly to record London’s transition from a 19th century city into a modern metropolis….
20 Punk Bands of the 1980s You’ve Never Heard Of
Punk is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces…