Images of the UK yesteryear

[wadey]

Isn't it strange how things happen, I've just been looking at some photos of Elvet Bridge and lo and behold I come on here !

[wadey]

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2670173

[Freddy]

In America this week it was their Memorial Day.

This is in honour of them.


Liverpool - WW1 - American Troops by the Steble Fountain by ronramstew, on Flickr

[faginsgirl]

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2670173

Durham is a wonderful little place Wadey, especially, I think, in all it`s Christmas time glory

Here is old Elvert bridge in 1923.

http://www.durham-photos.com/city/old-photos-3.htm

[Freddy]

Images of England in 1953 from the National Geographic.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...me-throne.html

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[CaptainWaggett]

WOW.....Many thanks Fell, that's incredible

I'll see if I can find any recent pics of that location....
Brilliant....thanks again
Sgt S

PS I managed to find an old photo of that junction.......

Is there a reason why you're deleting your photos?

[Freddy]

P6 Rover... by daviddb, on Flickr

[Edward G]

Love that middle shot Freddy

Images of England in 1953 from the National Geographic.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...me-throne.html


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[Bernardo]

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Remember Rag Day? The Cloud is traditional flour bombs. The Trad Jazz band all the rage at college. The 'cave' needless to say was full of beer (in bottles in those days)

[Freddy]

Remember Rag Day? The Cloud is traditional flour bombs. The Trad Jazz band all the rage at college. The 'cave' needless to say was full of beer (in bottles in those days)

I always wonder where it went, Rag week and Rag magazine, whether I've never been around during it but for the last 15 years students in fancy dress collecting money and selling the magazine in Liverpool seem to have disappeared.

[Bernardo]

I always wonder where it went, Rag week and Rag magazine, whether I've never been around during it but for the last 15 years students in fancy dress collecting money and selling the magazine in Liverpool seem to have disappeared.

That year we kidnapped the Camay Soap girl (plus pink caravan) and ransomed her at 9 guineas an ounce, if you are old enough to remember the advert.

[Mark O]

Link to some aerial images of Britain taken before world war II.............


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ime-today.html

[Edward G]

Great link, Mark and stunning photos.
That cliff-top campsite is a real nerve jangler.
Wonder if anyone let the dog out for a run?!

Link to some aerial images of Britain taken before world war II.............


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ime-today.html

[Steve Crook]

Link to some aerial images of Britain taken before world war II.............


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ime-today.html

So the world really was in B&W back then
Love the autogyro flying over Wembley stadium

Steve

[Sgt Sunshine]

Is there a reason why you're deleting your photos?

I get these un-controllable urges Cap....
you know how it is..

[Freddy]

Excellent photos Mark.

The 'now' photo of the Liverpool Waterfront taken from Wiki looks distinctly odd, more like a montage than an actual photo. Not the waterfront I know.

[golightly]

Great pics Mark, like the Wembley photo, you can see the team in the upper half lining up in the old 2-3-5 Pyramid formation, two full backs, three half backs and centre forward,two inside forwards and two wingers, jumpers for goalposts days.

[Nick Dando]

Here's a link to the English Heritage spin-off site for the aerial photos of pre-war Britain.

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/

There seems to be a bit of a problem with the site at the moment as it seems to be popular.

Nick

[Freddy]

Look at Life
A report on a river . . . the Thames from its source to the London docks. A great piece of film, which also gives the name of the narrator who has that familiar voice you remember from the cinema intermissions. There are other Look at Life films on YT as well.

[wadsy]

I used to work with the bloke who put this together.