These amazing photos were taken by an American during his vacation in England in 1938. They show everyday life in towns, villages, cities in England, from rural to urban areas...
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A sign for Hovis and The Golden Brown, Puttenham |
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Abinger Hammer in Surrey |
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Albert Weller store on Middle Street, Shere |
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Albert Weller store, coal merchant and cars for hire on the right, Shere |
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Bibury, Gloucestershire. |
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Bibury, Gloucestershire |
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Boy walking on street in Shere |
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Bradford on Avon |
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Capel, Surrey |
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Church Street, East Hendred, Oxfordshire |
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Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
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City Gate, Salisbury |
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Colebrook Street in Winchester |
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Cycling in Shere |
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East Street, Corfe Castle |
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East Street, Corfe Village |
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Elstead Bridge at the Wey River in Surrey |
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F. Budden, Butcher & Grazier in Corfe Castle, Dorset |
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High Street Winchester |
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Ludgate Hill, London |
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Man in front of Shiremark windmill in Capel, Surrey |
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Man walking on street in Hagbourne, Oxfordshire |
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Near Abinger Hammer in Surrey |
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Nottingham Fee, Blewbury |
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Penguin house at London Zoo |
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Saint Edward's Church on the right in Corfe Castle, Dorset |
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Saint Edward's Church Tower on the left in the village, Corfe Castle, Dorset |
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Shere Norman church |
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Shere, Surrey |
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Shiremark windmill in Capel, Surrey |
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Signs on streets in Shere |
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St James's church, Shere |
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St Paul's Cathedral, London |
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Street in Shere |
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Street in Tilford, Surrey |
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Street with signs in Corfe Castle, Dorset |
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The Bank of England in London |
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The Red Lion pub, Blewbury |
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The Royal Exchange of London |
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The Steet, Compton, Guildford |
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The Street, Puttenham |
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The White Hart Hotel, Witley |
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Tilford in Surrey |
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Upton Grey, Hampshire |
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Victoria Embankment, Hungerford Bridge, London |
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Village from Corfe Castle |
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West Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset |
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West Street, Corfe Village |
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Winchester Street with Cadena Cafe and Prall Jeweller |
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Windsor, Berkshire |
(Photos from Richard)