AMW44

Primary Headteacher, Life-Long Learner, Book Lover, Forward Thinker who loves all things Vintage

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

A 1950s summer in London. Would you time travel here? What would you do, and where’s the first place you would visit?

[Old England in Colour @englandincolour]

Canterbury, in Kent in the 1950s.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

The iconic St. Mark's Square in the heart of Venice!

Is there a better square in all of Italy?

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

One of Hollywood's great movie stars and one of its great songs: Audrey Hepburn and Moon River in BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961).

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

“My father observed that most buildings, and most buildings that we truly love, are not the work of architects. The agreeable settledness of the old English town, he reasoned, was the work of local craftsmen…”

—Sir Roger Scruton

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Beautiful footage from New York in the 50s

[Visit London @visitlondon]

Tucked away in southeast London, Eltham Palace is a fascinating blend of royal history and Art Deco glamour.

Originally a medieval palace with roots stretching back to the 1300s and later home to Tudor royalty, it was reimagined in the 1930s by wealthy socialites Stephen and Virginia Courtauld. Today, visitors can wander through 19 acres of beautifully maintained gardens before exploring the palace’s iconic Art Deco interiors.

A hidden corner of London that feels worlds away from the city bustle.

📍Eltham Palace, English Heritage
#LondonMakesItPossible #VisitLondon

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

Fantastic (colourised) footage of the 1932 Hollywood premiere of

GRAND HOTEL

[THIERRY D "ardéchois et français" @ThierryTout]

LA GRANDE-BRETAGNE EN 1926
Scènes de vie quotidienne.
Une autre époque, une autre Grande-Bretagne...🧐
(🎥couleurs d'origine - extrait du documentaire TV "L'Empire britannique en couleurs" de 2002)

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

A 1960s childhood in England. Playing football outdoors in the street until it got dark or you got hungry and went home for your tea.

[Vinnie Sullivan @VinnieSull1van]

"If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field, that is forever England"

The Soldier, by Rupert Brooke (1887 – 1915)

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

A beautiful film of Selby in the North of England, as it was in 1965. Scenes of everyday life and plenty of old cars to spot. This is a lovely window to the past which was captured by the local Cine Club.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Children dancing, a miniature steam train, games, and a tombola. A traditional summer fair in the 1950s/1960s.

[History Girl @HistoryGirlBW]

A sweet shop in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Those tall glass jars must be brimming with dolly mixture, fruit salads, liquorice allsorts, blackjacks, raspberry drops, and fizzy sherbet fountains. England, 1960s.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Wartime fashions, June 1943.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Tucking into Fish ‘n’ chips straight from the paper followed by a walk on Redcar beach. Lovely seaside summer days in the 1950s/1960s.

[Ashlea Simon @AshleaSimonAFE]

Kent, England, 1950s.

The garden of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[History Girl @HistoryGirlBW]

Watching the world go by. A street corner at Piccadilly, London, in 1943.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

“June 9th - Today is Susan’s birthday”. Blissful summer days for the young children at this small village primary school. England, 1960s.