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Children play with a doll and a pram on the cobbled Church Path in Queen Camel, Somerset, in April 1953. At the far end of the path is the tower of the Church of St Barnabas, which dates to the 14th century. Photographer: John Gay Image reference: AA091596 © Historic England Archive
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Images by Theme: Life Since 1948

A selection of images on the theme of Life since 1948 covering a variety of topics including buildings, shopping and transport.

Tate and Lyle Sugar Silo, Huskisson Dock, Liverpool

The Galleria, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

The inside of the Millennium Dome during its construction, Greenwich, Greater London Authority

The Millennium Dome beside the River Thames at dusk, Greenwich, Greater London Authority

The topping out ceremony for The Lanes Shopping Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria

The Twin Foxes, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Two women on a train to Bournemouth on a staff outing, Bournemouth

Vye and Son, Grocer, High Street, Lydd, Kent

Wednesday Market, Newark, Nottinghamshire

West Norwood Library, Streatham, Greater London

Workers who built the London Central Mosque with their families at the mosque, Westminster, Greater London Authority

A crowd at the opening ceremony of a block of 'Easiform' flats, Hartcliffe, Bristol

An aircraft servicing hangar at Heathrow Airport, Heathrow, Greater London

Bluewater, near Stone, Greenhithe, Kent

Car Depot, Corby, Northamptonshire

Centre Point, New Oxford Street, Holborn, London

Delivery men unloading a van outside a block of Jespersen flats on an estate in Southwark, Greater London Authority

Family entering their newly built house on the Hartcliffe Estate, Bristol

Forton Services, M6, Forton, Lancashire

Glanthams, 9 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex

Housing near Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, Lambeth, Greater London

Market House, Market Place, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire

Miners' march, Tuckingmill, Carn Brea, Cornwall

Newbury by-pass under construction at Speen Moor Plantation

Picking tulips near Fulney, Spalding, Lincolnshire

Pontins Holiday Village, Southport, Merseyside

Railway viaduct, Marple, Greater Manchester

Staff from John Laing plc eating lunch during a staff outing, Paignton, Devon

Street market, North London