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Tanners Hatch HostelTanners Hatch Youth Hostel, remotely situated, on the edge of Ranmore Common, Surrey, England. A very popular hostel, especially during the Winter months. Date: 1950s
Teignmouth BayA view of the docks and harbour at Teignmouth, Devonshire, England. Date: 1950s
Just Wright by David WrightA young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air
A Night to Remember, film posterPoster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912
Poster advertising a New Zealand Dairy Farm, designed by Frank Newbould for the Empire Marketing Board
Harvesting BarleyHarvesting barley with a Ransome Combine Harvester on a farm in Suffolk, England
Wales / Tenby 1950SA picturesque view of Tenby, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales
Bembridge Lifeboat StnThe Lifeboat Station at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England
Forest Row / Sussex / 1950SFOREST ROW This village is at the foot of the Ashdown forest
Newquay HarbourView by the harbour at Newquay, a popular Cornish holiday resort. Date: 1950s
Aberdeen Fish MarketTwo market traders walk through Aberdeen Fish Market, Scotland, where thousands of fresh fish are set out in crates and wicker baskets
Whitby FishermenA fishing fleet of Scottish Drifters in Whitby harbour, Yorkshire, England
Aberdeen Fish MarketMarket traders chatting amongst the wooden crates of fresh fish at Aberdeen Fish Market, Scotland
Greenwich ParkA fine view from Greenwich Park, London, with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The central building is the Queens House, Royal Naval College behind
Wales / TenbyThe picturesque harbour of Tenby, Pembrokshire, Wales, with the Tenby Sailing Club building in the foreground
Whaling HarpoonA harpoon gun on the deck of the Norwegian whaling ship M. V. Rodny, at Ayr Harbour, Scotland
Photograph of Crown & Anchor PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
Poster, Fly to India by BOAC. circa 1950
Coryton Cove, Dawlish, Devon, with a steam train passing through. Date: circa late 1950s
Bloodhound looking sleepyUnusual Friends - bloodhound looking sleepy. 1950s
Snowdon from the east showing a derelict mine, Wales. Date: 1950s
Poster, River Thames at Westminster, London. Date: 1954
Royal Iris Ferry SteamerThe Royal Iris, the Wallasey to Cheshire Ferry steamer. This is the successor to the vessel of the same name which became famous during World War One. Date: 1950s
VS-300 Sikorsky helicopter, c.1940-1950s Date: circa 1940s
Wales / NewtownBridge over the River Severn at Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Date: 1950s
Amble Beacon LightThe small pier and Beacon Light at the harbour entrance, Amble, at the mouth of the River Coquet, Northumberland, England. Date: 1950s
Bertram Mills LorryThe Circus Comes to Town! A picturesque setting for the Bertarm Mills Circus, at Maidstone, Kent, England. Date: 1950s
WALES / DALEA glimpse of the fine beach at Dale, on Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was here that Henry Tudor landed in August 1485, on his way to the Battle of Bosworth. Date: 1950s
England / The North DownsA view of the North Downs, near Oxted, Surrey, England. Date: 1950s
England / NewmarketA glimpse of the High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, England, showing the Waggon and Horses Inn (built 1868). Date: 1950s
A coat by Moorcott to drive a Triumph sports carA girl wearing a green and white Scottish tweed coat with deep raglan sleeves and slit pockets designed by Moorcot, sits in a Triumph 2 litre sports model capable of well over 100 mph! Date: 1953
Queen Elizabeth II at the Badminton horse trials, 1959The Queen on horseback at the Badminton horse trials, 1959. 1959
Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochureA Prestatyn Holiday Camp brochure -- Look! Heres your 1955 Holiday -- showing two women and a man in swimsuits standing on the deck of a ship, looking out
Maintenance worker greasing pivots and slidesA Railway engineer, wearing no discernible protective clothing, greasing the pivots and slides with a grease gun. Photograph by Heinz Zinram. 1950s
Shaping metal with a steam hammerTwo metalworkers use a clamp and chain to hold a large piece of metal in place while it is shaped by a pneumatic steam hammer
Draughtsmen at workDraughtsmen prepare technical drawings for an electronic wiring system, in a large open plan room, with plenty of essential natural light. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Cadburys advertisement, 1954Advert for the Birmingham confectionary firm, Cadburys showing a young couple taking a tour of the companys Factory in a Garden at Bournville
PIrate knitting patternA gay, swashbuckling three-piece to knit for teenagers! The 1950s were a more innocent time
1950s living roomAn up-to-date interior from a home in the 1950s, where all the items of furniture harmonise with each other (according to the writer of the accompanying article)
Festival of BritainNight scene showing the illuminated exhibition site of the 1951 Festival Britain on Londons South Bank with the Skylon glowing in the dark and the Dome of Discovery visible
Rayne shoes advertisementAdvertisement for some particularly spikey and vertiginous stiletto heels by Rayne shoes, featuring crown neolite soles, made only Goodyear
Fashion for 1956A bolero and dress of lightweight wool georgette with all accessories from Debenham and Freebody, is a spring winner. The bolero
Chesterfield ChurchThe spire of Chesterfield Church, Derbyshire. The Devil wound his tail around the spire, but the incense from a Mass service made him sneeze and bent the spire!
England / Lyme RegisA glimpse of Lyme Regis High Street, Dorset, England, showing a young man on a bicycle outside Cox & Humphries radio shop and the church in the background
Lake Windermere 1950SVisitors to the English Lake District enjoy relaxing on benches on the banks of Lake Windermere, taking in the lovely scenery, including a tourist boat trip on the lake
England / Penzance 1950SMarket Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England. The building with Ionic columns is the Market House, with the statue of Sir Humphry Davy, born in Penzance, in front
England / CadgwithCadgwith, a pretty fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, England
Leith Hill Tower, Surrey, the highest point in the county, built in 1766 by Richard Hull, as a viewpoint. Legend has it that his last request was to be buried upside down in it