Old England

A charming photograph, children gazing at a Royal Guard, Buckingham Palace, London, 1933.

Believed to be built in the 1500’s, Tiddy House in Exeter, Devon, is a striking Tudor-era structure and one of the last remnants of the historic Tudor Street.

A lovely film of village life in England. Year unknown.

Regent Street, London, 1968.

Warrens Bakery (now known as Jacka Bakery) has been serving customers since the 1600s. Southside street, Plymouth. (Photo c1700s).

Hill street, Richmond, c1939.

Children playing on the charming cobbled street, St Ives, Cornwall, c1913.

Victoria Station, London, 1960s.

Charming and tranquil, an English village in the 1950s.

Punch and Judy show, Exmouth beach, Devon, 1950s.

The world's oldest underground station, Baker Street, 157 years apart.

Teenage boys worked as unofficial firefighters during the blitz, East London, 1941.

Peacock Mosaic, located in Victorian Aviary Garden, London

ERAs of Raymond Mays and Arthur Dobson racing at Crystal Palace, London, 1939

In the 1950s, trainspotting was a beloved pastime for little boys across Britain. Eyes bright with excitement and dressed in shorts, woollen jumpers or neat jacket and ties, and flat caps, they’d gather at platforms with their notebooks and eagerly record locomotive numbers.

Elegantly dressed ladies at Piccadilly. London, 1953. Photo by Bert Hardy.