Oxford in the 1950s and '60s

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'50s
'60s
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britain in old photographs
buildings
businesses
cafes
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fifties
hotels
newsquest oxfordshire library
oxford colleges
oxford university
oxfords streets
post-war britain
pubs
restaurants
shops
sixties
suburbs

Product details

  • ISBN 9780752452197
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 170 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Nov 2009
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Oxford in the 1950s and ’60s offers a rare glimpse of life in the city during this fascinating period, which started with post-war austerity and ended with Britain becoming the music and fashion capital of the world. However, as this amazing collection of over 190 photographs, mainly from the library of Newsquest Oxfordshire, show, there is much more to these two decades than pop groups and mini skirts, and it the lives of ordinary people which have been captured by skilled photographers. Including views of Oxford’s streets and buildings, shops and businesses, pubs and hotels, cafes and restaurants, the Colleges and University departments, as well as some of the villages which form the suburbs of the city, this delightful book is sure to appeal to all who remember these decades and everyone who knows and loves this vibrant city.

MARILYN YURDAN attended Holton Park Grammar School for Girls in Oxfordshire during the 1950s. She went on to work as Assistant Custodian at the University of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre for twenty-two years. She has been awarded a Master of Studies in English Local History from the University of Oxford, and has written numerous books, including Oxford in the 1950s and '60s.