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Britain in the 1930s Photo Book
A photo book reveals 1930s Britain's everyday life beyond war and hunger.
In brief
A photo book reveals 1930s Britain's everyday life beyond war and hunger. Historian Steven Brindle and writer Maureen Hill publish a photo book showing 1930s Britain's unspoiled countryside, street life, and cultural moments. Originally reported by Digital Camera World.
1930s Britain's Hidden Life
A photo book reveals 1930s Britain's everyday life beyond war and hunger.
Historian Steven Brindle and Maureen Hill
Historian Steven Brindle and writer Maureen Hill compiled hundreds of unpublished photographs into a hardback book titled Britain in the 1930s.
616 Pages of History
The book spans 616 pages, arranged by county from Cornwall to Orkney, using images from Associated Newspapers and Getty Images.
JB Priestley's Three Englands
The book uses JB Priestley's 1934 English Journey to frame three distinct 1930s Britain: the old country, industrial England, and a new American-influenced world.
Untouched Countryside
The countryside remained largely untouched by the 20th century, with few buildings from after 1900 visible and very few from after 1800.
Liverpool's Dust-Bins
Liverpool Police equipped point-duty officers with 'dust-bins' in 1930, protection boxes that shielded them from wind and mud.
Boxing Day at the Ritz
A cashier smiles behind the pay desk at Manchester's Ritz Dancing Hall on Boxing Day 1938, with half-price signs for children and sixpence refreshment vouchers.
Schoolchildren Crossing Roads
Schoolchildren cross dangerous roads in Oxford with a man holding a Safety-First sign, an early lollipop man, in 1932.
Sweet Success at Bournville
Two women carry towers of finished boxes from Cadbury's chocolate factory in Bournville, Warwickshire, employing around 10,000 people.
Harrow Boys Queue
Boys in straw boaters crowd Harrow School tuck shop in 1933, with stacks of Toblerone chocolate on the counter.
Men on Stilts Tend Hops
Men on stilts examine hop vines in Kent in 1937, checking readiness for harvest with thousands of Londoners visiting for working holidays.
At a glance
Historian Steven Brindle and writer Maureen Hill publish a photo book showing 1930s Britain's unspoiled countryside, street life, and cultural moments.
