Elsie Allcock, the Woman Who’s Lived in the Same Terraced House for 105 Years
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Elsie Allcock was born in 1918, George V was king, Britain ruled the largest empire in history […]
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These Amazing “Tilt Test” Photos From the Past Prove That Double-Decker Buses Were Safe and Not a Tipping Hazard
This post was originally published on this siteBefore they’re allowed on the roads of London, all the iconic red double-decker buses have to put through […]
Sampson Was a Shire Horse and He Was the Tallest and Heaviest Horse Ever Recorded
This post was originally published on this siteThe biggest horse in history was a Shire horse named Sampson, who stood at a towering 21.25 hands […]
36 Amazing Photos Capture Street Scenes of London in 1877
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the […]
Mods & Miniskirts: 35 Fascinating Vintage Photographs Capture Scenes of 1960s Swinging London
This post was originally published on this siteSwinging London is a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in […]
35 Found Photos of a Wedding in Southampton in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe early ’60s wedding gown retained the swing dress volume of the ’50s, but the seams began to […]
View of Whitehall From Trafalgar Square, London, 1839
This post was originally published on this siteThe daguerreotype was the first photographic process, publicized in January 1839. It was named after its inventor, Louis […]
14 Extraordinary Vintage Photographs That Capture Street Scenes of London in 1894
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the 19th century, London was transformed into the world’s largest city and capital of the British Empire. […]
Vintage Snaps of ’50s Boys and Girls Fun on Norfolk Coast
This post was originally published on this siteNorfolk is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, […]
Lincolnshire in the 1970s Through Vintage Found Photos
This post was originally published on this siteLincolnshire is a county in the east of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea. It […]
Debbie Harry of Blondie Performing at The Roundhouse in London in March 1978
This post was originally published on this siteBlondie were on their first European tour playing at The Roundhouse, London on March 5, 1978. The supporting […]
A Crowd at a Pub in London, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe pub scene has been a thing in England for as long as people have been crowding around […]
The Oldest Known Surviving Valentine, a Poem Composed in Prison by Charles d’Orléans to His Wife in 1415
This post was originally published on this siteBorn in 1394, Charles d’Orléans was a member of the French royal family, the grandson of King Charles […]
London in the 1970s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the Swinging 60s to the “Me Decade” of the 1970s, London moved into a decade that was […]
30 Amazing Photographs of Freddie Mercury at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium in London, 1985
This post was originally published on this siteThe old Wembley Stadium was the setting, on July 13, 1985, for one of the greatest live concerts […]
Traffic on Blackfriars Bridge, 1896
This post was originally published on this siteAn actuality record of Blackfriars Bridge, London, taken from the southern end looking northwards over the Thames by […]
Fascinating Vintage Pictures Showed Street Fashion in London in 1982
This post was originally published on this siteThese pictures were taken by New Delhi-born photographer Sunil Gupta. Gupta studied under Austrian-American photographer Lisette Model in […]
Candid Snaps of a Group of Women Spent Time Together in a Pub in Bermondsey, on a Day Trip to Margate, ca. 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMother’s Day Off was a photostory by British photographer Grace Robertson about a group of women from Bermondsey […]
Tinker the Robot, a Real-Life ‘Jetsons’ Housekeeper Robot, Invented in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteTinker the remote-controlled robot was the work of inventor David Weston from Yorkshire in 1966. His metal friend […]
In 1972, Bob Marley and Johnny Nash Performed a Free Concert for Students of the Peckham Manor School, London
This post was originally published on this siteIn March 1972, Bob Marley and Johnny Nash performed a free gig at a secondary school in south […]
England in Winter: Beautiful Vintage Black and White Photos Capture People Having Fun During Cold Season in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteEngland is a beautiful place to visit at any time of year, but there’s something about winter that […]
Black British Soldiers in World War I
This post was originally published on this siteThe black British soldiers of the First World War have often been forgotten. People from across the British […]
Amazing Photos of Sutton Houses in Early 1911
This post was originally published on this siteSutton is the principal town in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England. It lies on […]
40 Fascinating Photos of Lancaster in the Late 1960s and Early ’70s
This post was originally published on this siteLancaster is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune. Its population […]
J W Waldron’s Smith & Bicycle Works in Brighton, England, ca.1900
This post was originally published on this siteWaldron’s occupied the ramshackle building on Gardner Street from 1874-1903. They had a steep ladder leading to the […]