Capturing Everyday Life: 40 Stunning Vintage Photos of 1920s London
London in the 1920s changed its mood. The lifting of war time restrictions in the early 1920s created new sorts of night-life in the West End. Entrepreneurs opened clubs, restaurants and dance halls to cater for the new crazes: jazz…
24 Heartwarming Photos of Camberley Kate and Her Stray Dogs From Between the 1950s and 1970s
Looking after stray and rescued dogs the rather odd Camberley Kate was regularly seen walking them around the town. All towns have at least one eccentric resident who is known throughout the area and Camberley is no exception. Kate Ward,…
London’s Life of the 1950s
These monochrome images of the threadbare postwar years of London from a series of postcards published by Charles Skilton. London’s Life of the 1950s London’s Life of the 1950s London’s Life of the 1950s London’s Life of the 1950s London’s…
Before There Were Alarm Clocks, Knocker-Ups Were Paid to Wake Up Their Clients by Knocking!
A knocker-up, sometimes known as a knocker-upper were a profession in Britain and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable, and to as late as the beginning of…
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!”…