Welcome to our new section of articles about Post War Britain; everyday life and events in the 1950s and 1960s.
For those of you who remember these days, we hope you will enjoy reminiscing! Please share your memories by contributing to the comments sections at the foot of each article.
For those of you too young to remember this period, we hope you will enjoy a little window into the ‘good old days’…
The 1960s – The Decade that Shook Britain
If the Fifties were in Black and White, then the Sixties were in Technicolor…
“It’s Friday, it’s Five to Five and it’s CRACKERJACK!”. Gob stoppers, The Dandy, the sixpenny rush and hiding behind the sofa from the Daleks: memories of childhood in the 1950s and 1960s…
Schooldays in the 1950s and 1960s
A short insight into life at primary school in the 1950s and 1960s…
Whatever happened to the nit nurse?
Whatever happened to the nit nurse? A history of the School Medical Service in England from 1908…
School Dinners in the 1950s and 1960s
School dinners in the 1950s and 1960s…
A Girls’ Grammar School in the 1950s and 1960s
A short insight into life at a girls’ grammar school in the 1950s and 1960s…
What was it like to celebrate Christmas in the 1960s?
The Great British Seaside Holiday
The great British seaside holiday came into its heyday in the post war years, the 1950s and 1960s…
The Mods – a 1960s sub-culture
Vespas and Lambrettas, Ben Sherman shirts and fish-tail Parkas: the Mods had a style of their own and a reputation for wild behaviour…
Bonfire Night Celebrations in the 1950s and 1960s
In 21st century Britain, Bonfire Night is usually celebrated with a trip to an organised bonfire and firework display. Not so in the 1950s and 1960s: Bonfire Night was a hands-on celebration with friends and family…
Recycling in the 1950s and 1960s
Recycling was a way of life in the 1950s and 1960s. Perhaps you remember the original rag and bone man, the daily deliveries by the milkman, or returning the ’empties’ to the off licence…
For a woman, were the 1950s and 1960s the best of times or the worst of times? The role of the housewife has changed greatly since those days…
Food in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s
The developing tastes of Britain in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s; how the nation changed its eating habits and embraced new foods and tastes…
On 2nd June 1953, the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place and the whole country joined together to celebrate…
That was the year that was…1953
In 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey, and Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing became the first people to climb Mount Everest…
Six years after World War II, Britain’s towns and cities still showed the scars of war. Promoting a feeling of recovery, the Festival of Britain opened on 4 May 1951…
