House & Home
'Grandmother Lancashire'
House & Home - Chores
Grandmother Eliza Ridgeway, 92 years old from the Bacup area, cleaning a rug in shawl and pinny.
Views: 18,655 Year: 1956 5 Comments
Living Room
House & Home - Family Life
A typical living room of the early 1950s.
Views: 23,038 Year: 1951 6 Comments
Home Life Away From Home
House & Home - Family Life
Radio, fireside, and the cheerful company of Mary and Joan Harris help George Dalton of Middlesborough to feel that life is still pleasant. Taken from an article about War-blinded men who passed through St. Dunstan's Training Centre, Church Stretton.
Views: 16,539 Year: 1946 1 Comment
A Lady Cleans Her Doorstep
House & Home - Chores
In Wake Street, just off Lambeth Walk. Some of the householders wash not only their front doorsteps, but a large slice of the pavement, too. It's a regular North Country custom, but among London smoke and dirt it seems a strangely noble act. Taken from 'Life in the Lambeth Walk' Article.
Views: 27,571 Year: 1938 9 Comments
Washing-day in the Backyards
House & Home - Chores
'Especially if you've a big family it's hard to do the wash properly. We could all do with a bit more room.' Taken from 'Life in the Lambeth Walk' Article.
Views: 11,459 Year: 1938 1 Comment
Eleven o'Clock Cocoa in Mrs. Barber's Home
House & Home - Family Life
Mrs. Barber lives in Lollard Street, off Lambeth Walk. Left is Mrs. Barber's 88-year-old father, who sells straw-bags in Lambeth Walk on Fridays and Saturdays, if fine. Right is her daughter. A cup of cocoa is their morning custom.
Views: 13,467 Year: 1938 2 Comments
Slum Dwellings
House & Home - Slums
Slum housing in Camberwell. Taken from a book by Wal Hannington.
Views: 14,115 Year: 1935 1 Comment
Where They Live and Play
House & Home - Slums
Slum housing. Taken from a book by Wal Hannington.
Views: 9,322 Year: 1935
Slums in Canning Town
House & Home - Slums
Slum housing in Canning Town. Taken from a book by Wal Hannington.
Views: 13,379 Year: 1935 1 Comment