VISIT THE PAST: OLD PHOTOS,PRINTS AND PICTURES OF THE UK.ENGLAND,SCOTLAND AND WALES.
TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME.
Welcome to the site:
The historical pictures show images of the UK. England,Scotland and Wales they are sourced from Old Photos,Postcards,enhanced and restored copies of historical Edwardian / Victorian photographs and antique prints.
Old Photos of CORNWALL,CLEVELAND,CUMBRIA,DERBYSHIRE,DEVON,
DORSET,ESSEX,HAMPSHIRE,ISLE OF MAN,ISLE OF WIGHT,KENT,LANCASHIRE,LINCOLNSHIRE,NORFOLK,
NORTHUMBERLAND,SOMERSET,STAFFORDSHIRE,SUFFOLK,
SUSSEX,YORKSHIRE,SCOTLAND,WALES.
Photographs of classic scenes from many famous British towns such as -
Aberystwith, Blackpool, Bognor, Bournemouth, Bridlington, Brighton, Brixham, Broadstairs, Bude, Clacton, Clovelly, Colwyn Bay, Cowes, Dawlish, Deal, Derby, Douglas, Dover, Exmouth, Folkestone, Grange Over Sands, Hastings, Helensburgh, Herne Bay, Hunstanton, Ilfracombe, Littlehampton, Llandudno, Lowestoft, Margate, Morecambe, Morthoe, Mundsley, Newquay, Padstow, Paignton, Penmaenmawr, Plymouth, Portobello, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Redcar, Ryde, Rhyl, Sandown,Saltash, Saltburn, Sandgate, Scarborough, Skegness, Southend, Southport, Southsea, Southwold, St. |Ives, Swanage, Teignmouth, Tenby, Torquay, Ventnor, Weston, Worthing, Weymouth, Whitby, Yarmouth, and many more!
The pictures show life in the British Isles in the 19th and early 20th century. On the surface it looked quite affluent but there were two levels of living, those who had and those who had not.
The magnificent Victorian buildings showing prosperity but down the ladder life was very hard for the poor.
There are Portfolios of Countryside Scenes, Edwardian Beach Scenes and Scottish Regiments.
Also a small collection of Matchbox Labels collected between 1940-1946 in India and Ceylon,other countries : U.S.A. Canada,South Africa,Australia.
Images are free to download for personnel use, or have your favourite picture made into a
Greetings Card: Choose any image from the site a high quality 7”x5” photo on a White Creative Linen blank card with envelope in a polypropylene bag.£2.00 each. Postage free to U.K.
Overseas please add £1.00 for postage.
The website is a new venture launched in May 2008 hoping to build a library of images of the British Isles. This project will be constantly evolving as images become available.
I hope you find things of interest and look forward to any comments you care to give.
Many of the above photos are lacking information if you are local to any and have any knowledge regarding location or history I would be only to glad to add them to the site.
Visit the Past makes every effort to ensure that the information provided on its website is accurate.
However, Visit the Past cannot guarantee this, and accepts no liabailty for any information or advice given via its website.
The Royal Albert Bridge Saltash Cornwall.
Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel c1860.
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