Thomas Wedders, the Yorkshireman With the World’s Longest Nose
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Wedders, also known as Thomas Wadhouse, born in Yorkshire, England, circa 1730, was a performer in various […]
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Vintage Found Photos of Dancing Girls Toured Cornwall in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteFrom these vintage photos which were found by Sam Salt, it seems most likely that the girls are […]
Suffragette Christmas Card, England, 1909
This post was originally published on this siteThis card was produced by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) as part of their fundraising efforts […]
Miss Margery Marston, the Girl Whose Half a Beauty Queen, on the Roof of Grosvenor House in London, November 1937
This post was originally published on this siteMiss Margery Marston, who has arrived in London to appear in the Christmas cabaret at Grosvenor House on […]
“On the Buses, Devon, 1970” Photo Series by Norman Craig
This post was originally published on this siteDevon is a county in South West England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the […]
19 Black and White Photos Capture People on Camden High Street in 1990
This post was originally published on this siteCamden Town, often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England. Historically in Middlesex, it is […]
Beauty Contest for the Most Beautiful Eyes of England, 1936
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of a group of women in a beauty contest, taken by Edward Malindine for the Daily Herald […]
36 Fascinating Vintage Photos Capture Streets of Camden in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteCamden Town, often shortened to Camden, is a district of northwest London, England. Historically in Middlesex, it is […]
John & Yoko at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital: Outtakes From the Cover Shoot for ‘Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions’
This post was originally published on this siteFrom November 4 until November 25, 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono occupied Room Number 1, Second West […]
British Ships Get Bomb Shelters, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1940, to protect a sailor or officer on watch on the open bridge of the British liner […]
Candid Snaps of David Bowie Applying His Elaborate Make-up Prior to Going on Stage as Ziggy Stardust in 1973
This post was originally published on this siteOn the 24th of May 1973, David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars played Lewisham Odeon. Just a […]
35 Black and White Photos of the UK School Students’ Strike in 1985
This post was originally published on this siteThe Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was set up by the government in 1983 claiming to offer workplace training […]
Tim Lancaster: The Amazing Story of the Pilot Who Was Sucked Out of Plane for Twenty Minutes at 23,000ft and Survived
This post was originally published on this siteBritish Airways Flight 5390 was a flight from Birmingham Airport in England for Málaga Airport in Spain. On […]
The Rolling Stones During the ‘Between the Buttons’ Cover Session at Primrose Hill in London, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteBetween the Buttons was the fifth British and seventh American studio album of the Rolling Stones. It was […]
32 Black and White Photos of Cornwall in the early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteCornwall is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognized as one of […]
Watch Videos of Punk Scene on the Kings Road, Chelsea in London From Between the Late 1970s and Early 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-1970s, by day Phil Munnoch was a mild-mannered copywriter working for an ad agency in the […]
Steel Goggles Protect Eyes From Bomb Splinters, 1941
This post was originally published on this siteProtecting the eyes from splinters and other flying objects during an air raid was the purpose of this […]
22 Astonishing Pictures That Document Slum Life in Manchester in the Late 1960s and Early 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteNick Hedges was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1943. He studied photography at Birmingham College of Art from […]
55 Amazing Black and White Photos Capture Street Scenes of Liverpool in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is the tenth largest English district by […]
10 Surprising Facts About Queen Elizabeth II, the Longest-Reigning Monarch in British History
This post was originally published on this siteQueen Elizabeth II, whose seven decades on the throne of the United Kingdom was a longer reign than […]
Queen at Wembley: Extraordinary Photos of Freddie Mercury Performing on Stage at Wembley for the ‘Magic Tour’, 1986
This post was originally published on this siteThe Magic Tour was a 1986 European concert tour by Queen, supporting the album A Kind of Magic. […]
Keeps Air-Raid Map Under His Hat, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough not quite so good as a steel helmet, the black derby hat owned by an Englishman living […]
Birds of Britain: Photographer Captured the Beauties of London in the Swinging Sixties
This post was originally published on this siteBirds of Britain, an acclaimed book of photographs by John d Green, was published in September 1967. The […]
Haunting Portraits of Patients at the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, Yorkshire From the 1860s
This post was originally published on this siteThe West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Wakefield, Yorkshire (familiarly known as Wakefield Asylum), was opened in 1818 […]
Vintage Photographs Captured Daily Life at a Local Pub in Leiston, Suffolk in 1966
This post was originally published on this siteThese photographs were taken by American-born Libby Hall in the 1960s when she worked at Summerhill School as […]