The Old Clothes of St. Giles in Seven Dials, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this siteThis vintage photograph represents a second-hand clothes shop in a narrow thoroughfare of St. Giles, appropriately called Lumber […]
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Brilliant Vintage Photos of The Rolling Stones’ Free Concert At Hyde Park in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 5, 1969, The Rolling Stones played at a free concert in London’s Hyde Park. They decided […]
A Street Doctor Displaying His Wares, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer John Thomson (1837–1921) used the ‘Woodburytype’ process patented in 1864 for the images in Street Life in […]
“Hookey Alf”, of Whitechapel, London, ca. 1877
This post was originally published on this siteThus in the photograph before us we have the calm undisturbed face of the skilled artisan, who has […]
Italian Street Musicians in London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteItalians, sons of peasants, agricultural laborers, and others who might lead respectable lives in their own country, prefer […]
33 Adorable Childhood Photos of John Lennon From Between the 1940s and Early 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteWith bombs falling around the hospital, John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in the midst of […]
The Street Fruit Trade in London, ca. 1870s
This post was originally published on this siteThe season for strawberries, the most delicious of English fruits, has ended. This delicacy was brought in numberless […]
Brighton Subculture in the Mid-1990s Through Amazing Photos
This post was originally published on this siteMany people wished they could bring back a different kind of celebration from their time in Brighton in […]
Photograph of a Suffragette Chained to Railings in London, ca. 1910
This post was originally published on this siteBlack and white photograph of a suffragette, standing on the corner of Downing Street, London, chained to railings […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of London Buses Used to Take British Soldiers to the Western Front During World War I
This post was originally published on this siteWhen the First World War broke out, the era of the horse bus drew to a close. London’s […]
Pictures of Female Workers at Pain’s Fireworks Factory From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this sitePain’s Fireworks is one of the oldest firework companies in the UK and dates back to the 15th […]
Beautiful Vintage Color Photos of Birmingham in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. By the 20th century it had […]
Gorgeous Vintage Color Snapshots of London in the ‘60s
This post was originally published on this siteSome of these photographs were taken when the photographer was just 13 years old, with a Halina PET […]
Inside Stannington Sanatorium, the Very First Purpose-Built Children’s TB Hospital in the UK
This post was originally published on this siteStannington Sanatorium was the first purpose-built children’s tuberculosis sanatorium in the UK which officially opened on October 5, […]
The Old Batchelor, ca. 1865
This post was originally published on this siteMore impressive than this cat drinking half a bottle of gin, is that he managed to get that […]
30 Vintage Photos of Mrs. Gertrude Shilling Wearing Eccentric Giant Hats for Years at Royal Ascot Racing Events
This post was originally published on this siteConsidered now to be one of the greatest milliners and hat-makers in the world, the hats David Shilling […]
35 Found Photos Capture Life of a Watford Family in the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteInitially a small market town, Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of […]
Life of the Working Class in Manchester in the 1960s and 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteManchester went through enormous and difficult changes in the sixties and seventies. After WWII cities such as Manchester […]
40 Amazing Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London’s East End in the Early Post-War Years
This post was originally published on this siteNigel Henderson (1917-1985) was a British artist and founding member of the Independent Group, but he was also […]
Gorgeous Vintage Color Slides of York in 1968
This post was originally published on this siteYork is a cathedral city and unitary authority area, at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss, […]
Edwardian London as Seen Through the Eyes of a Russian Tourist, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteLondon entered the 20th century at the height of its influence as the capital of the largest empire […]
“The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink”: The Earliest Known Advertisement for Making and Selling Coffee, circa 1652
This post was originally published on this site Apparently, around 1652, an English merchant, Daniel Edwards, brought Pasqua (as he was probably known) from Smyrna […]
30 Stunning Color Photographs That Capture Swinging London Scene in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Swinging Sixties was a youth-driven cultural revolution that took place in the United Kingdom during the mid-to-late […]
Extraordinary Vintage Photos of 1930s Female Racing Drivers in Brooklands
This post was originally published on this siteThe Brooklands Automobile Racing Club was formed in December 1906 and held its last ever meeting in August […]
Amazing Views of Esso Northumbria Tanker Under Construction at Wallsend, UK in 1969
This post was originally published on this siteThe Esso Northumbria was the first of a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan […]