In any society and at any time, a special role is given to children, because they are the future of the nation, its pride and hope. Therefore, we at TravelAsk always look with interest and curiosity on photographs of children from different countries. What they are dressed in, what they do, how they play, who is next to them - all these details speak a lot. Today we present you atmospheric photos about the life of British children in the 50s of the last century.
Children playing with an old tire in the streets of Salford, Manchester, 1951
Tricycles down town street, England, 1955
Children walking around Gibraltar Castle, 1956
A policeman helps a child send a letter, England, 1950
Children's street fight, 1955
Bus driver offers treat to a child in a cowboy costume, 1953
Racing in the streets of London, 1950s
Children near a shop window, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1954
Three scouts polishing shoes on Kingsway, London, circa 1950
Girls play outside, Bethnal Green, London, 1939
Children playing with a weight machine on Plymouth Embankment, Devon, 1954
Little girl treats porcupine at the London Zoo, London, 1953
Children's fishing in Victoria Park, London, 1953
Boys make fire on the sand of a beach in St Ives, Cornwall, 1954
Water procedures in the fresh air, circa 1950
Children near a shop window with fireworks, 1959
Street entertainment, Manchester, 1943
The human pyramid on the observation tower of the lifeguard in the Butlin recreation camp, 1950
Pony horseback riding, 1950s
Girl feeding pigeons on the square, 1950s