70 Amazing and Rare Vintage Photographs That Capture Everyday Life in Scotland from the Edwardian Era _ UK
The Edwardian era was a time of unprecedented social and political revolution in Britain. By the start of the new century, the country had reached a level of such general prosperity that, for the first time, working men and women…
37 Photos That Show How HMV Stores Looked Like in the UK From the Early 1980s _ UK
Looking at these pictures, certainly brings back memories of how HMV stores looked like in the UK during the Eighties… HMV Store Looked Like in the UK 1980s HMV Store Looked Like in the UK 1980s HMV Store Looked Like…
Photos of the Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1980s-90s _ UK
Newcastle’s historic indoor market, Grainger Market, opened to the public on 24 October 1835 following a huge celebratory banquet on 22 October. The market is known as Newcastle’s first supermarket and is a gem in the heart of the city…
Vintage Photographs Captured Daily Life at a Local Pub in Leiston, Suffolk in 1966 _ UK
These photographs were taken by American-born Libby Hall in the 1960s when she worked at Summerhill School as she attempted to capture small-town life. The photos show us a slice of life just before the economy of Suffolk and of…
An English Wedding in the 1980s Through Beautiful Photos _ UK
The 1980s were a dramatic time marked by excess, self-expression, and rapid advancement. All aspects of the ‘80s wedding day were bigger: the dresses, the cakes, the guest lists. The goal was to get as near to Princess Diana’s bridal…
The International Beauty Show at Folkestone, Kent in August 1913 _ UK
Folkestone is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. In its heyday, during the Edwardian era, Folkestone was considered the most fashionable resort of the time. Edwardian Folkestone was a place determined to make its mark…
Inside the Crown & Thistle, Buckinghamshire in the Late 1960s Through Intimate Vintage Photos _ UK
These intimate photos from Ron Adams captured people at the Crown & Thistle, probably a pub or restaurant in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England in 1968-69. Inside the Crown & Thistle Inside the Crown & Thistle Inside the Crown & Thistle Inside the Crown &…
Fascinating Vintage Photos of British Youth in the 1950s _ UK
Take a look back at the youth, the spivs, the Teddy boys and girls in post-war England in the 1950s through 20 fascinating black-and-white vintage photographs: Four young men at a smart London bar, 1953. (Bert Hardy) A gang member…
A Day in the Life of a Wartime Housewife in London in 1941 _ UK
Here’s a photo series from the Imperial War Museum showing a daily life of a wartime housewife – Mrs Olive Day – in London. The photographs show some of the grim realities of living in wartime Britain in 1941. Mrs Day wakes…
30 Vintage Photos of the London Underground From Between the 1910s and 1930s _ UK
The photographs featuring tube strikes, carriage redesigns, passenger complaints, ticket machines and air raid shelters… Hammersmith Broadway, 1910. The interior of a District Line Underground carriage, 1911. The ticket hall of Liverpool Street Station, 1912. The platform of the Central…