By 1950 indigenous forms of British popular music, including folk music, brass and silver bands, music hall and dance bands, were already giving way to the influence of American forms of music including jazz, swing and traditional …
In the years after World War II, tailors on Savile Row in London introduced a slim cut suit with a velvet-collared suit that was referred to as the New Edwardian (Milford-Cottam 53). The fifties: the way we really were (1977) Stoner, John C., and Alice L. George. VisitBritain Shop is the official shop of the British Tourist Board, and has everything you need for a great trip to Britain, including travelcards, rail passes and tickets to a variety of attractions. Perhaps you remember the original rag and bone man, the daily deliveries by the milkman, or returning the ’empties’ to the off licence…For a woman, were the 1950s and 1960s the best of times or the worst of times? In 21st century Britain, Bonfire Night is usually celebrated with a trip to an organised bonfire and firework display. This is…Copyright © Historic UK Ltd. Company Registered in England No. Dimes was born in Scotland but moved to London during his childhood and went to work for Billy Hill in the 1940s, before becoming associated with the Richardson gang in the 1960s. The most notable was the 'torture box' - an old Army field telephone, including a hand-turned generator, that would be attached to a victim's nipples while they were forced to sit in a cold bathHe said: 'I read the books which the Krays and their hangers-on had written; then, for comparison, I checked police reports, court & newspaper records and spoke to the police officers who were there at the time, to get at the truth. 1954 and 1955 flirted with deflation again but the remainder of the decade had moderate inflation ranging from 1% to 3.7%. London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. In the major cities, and particularly in London, there were vacant bomb-sites, unrepaired houses, temporary prefabs and gardens turned into allotments. But instead of writing just a standard guide to attractions and amenities, he wanted to celebrate the culture of the British capital in all its weird and wonderful forms. By the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.Pope Pius XII deliberately left open the question of whether Mary died before her Assumption. People spent so much time watching TV, that movie attendance dropped and so did the number of radio listeners.New ideas meant new designers who had a concept of what was fashion.