Vintage Photographs of Trafalgar Square From Between 1900s and 1940s _ UK
The bus stops on the south side of Trafalgar Square were removed when the gyratory system was introduced in 1926. On the night of the 12th October 1941 several bombs hit in the area of Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery…
35 Wonderful Color Photos Show Beach Life in the 1950s _ UK
A set of wonderful color photos that shows what beach life looked like in the 1950s. Color Photos Show Beach Life in the 1950s Color Photos Show Beach Life in the 1950s Color Photos Show Beach Life in the 1950s…
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Holidaymakers at Southend-on-Sea in 1953 _ UK
Take a look at tourists enjoying their holiday at Southend-on-Sea, a resort town on the Thames Estuary in Essex, southeast England: sunbathing on the beach, singing and dancing on the Royal Sovereign-a pleasure steamer taking passengers on a trip up…
30 Wonderful Color Photos Document Everyday Life of England in 1975 _ UK
A South Wales-based photographer named left–handed who shot these wonderful photos while traveling in his honeymoon vacation in May 1975. The pictures show everyday life of London, Kent, Ludlow, Brighton, Eastbourne, Cornwall, Whitstable, Canterbury,… Everyday Life of England in 1975 Everyday Life…
23 Vivid Color Photos of Britain’s Seaside in Its Heyday _ UK
Born in 1916 in Somerset, England, John Hinde is considered to be one of the pioneers of color photography. Following his training at the Reimann School of Photography Hinde went on to setup a studio in London working as a…
Swinging London’s Icon: 40 Stunning Photos of Jean Shrimpton in the 1960s _ UK
Born 1942 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, English model and actress Jean Shrimpton began modeling, appearing on the covers of popular magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, and Vogue in 1960 at the age of 17. Shrimpton’s career rose to prominence through her work…
23 Vintage Photos of Heathrow Airport, London in the 1950s _ UK
Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom, busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic, fifth busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic. In 2014, it handled a record 73.4 million passengers, a 1.4 percent increase…
Fascinating Vintage Photos Show What Soho Looked Like in the 1950s _ UK
With rationing still in place from the wartime and your average pub not allowed to stay open past 2.30 in the afternoon, England in the post-war era of the 1940s and 1950s was a pretty stifling place. But against the…
Vintage Photos Capture Inside the ‘Jolly Tar’ Tavern Car, a Real Pub That Ran on Rails in London From the Late 1940s _ UK
The ‘Jolly Tar’ Tavern cars were a novel concept putting the characteristic elements of a country pub into a railway carriage. They ran on the British Railways Southern Region. Passengers bought food and drinks in the cars, which were internally…
Pictures of London Wartime Nightlife Under Blackout Conditions, 1944 _ UK
London under blackout conditions. On September 17, 1944, the blackout was replaced by a partial “dim-out”. The blackout began two days before the war began. Under blackout rules, everyone had to cover up their windows at night with black material….