Has any country ever changed so much in 60 years? Enchanting photos show what life was like when our Queen came to the throne
By Daily Mail Reporter *PUBLISHED:* 21:02 GMT, 1 June 2012 | *UPDATED:* 23:19 GMT, 1 June 2012 - <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153438/Has-country-changed-60-years-Enchanting-photos-life-like-Queen-came-throne.html#comments> With all eyes on the Jubilee, these enchanting photographs give an insight into what life was like 60 years ago when our Queen came to the throne. Discovered in a photographic agency’s archives, they show a world which moved at an entirely different pace. As L. P. Hartley wrote: ‘The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.’ So true. Crime levels were a tenth of today’s. There were only 2.5 million cars on the road, as opposed to 25 million now. Few homes had phones and only a tenth owned fridges. But storing food wasn’t a problem as rationing did not end until July 1954. Shopping was a daily trail around the butcher’s, the baker’s and the greengrocer’s. Televisions were rare — there was only one channel — but sales rocketed before June 1953, so the nation could tune into the Coronation. [image: Your Hovis, madam: Like a scene from the nostalgic TV advert, a baker¿s boy delivers in a quiet Suffolk street. There¿s not a yellow line - or car - in sight] Your Hovis, madam: Like a scene from the nostalgic TV advert, a baker¿s boy delivers in a quiet Suffolk street. There¿s not a yellow line - or car - in sight [image: What¿s your tip for the big race? A woman chats to a kennel lad exercising half a dozen racing greyhounds in a quiet Worcestershire lane. Let¿s hope the dogs don¿t catch sight of a real live hare] What¿s your tip for the big race? A woman chats to a kennel lad exercising half a dozen racing greyhounds in a quiet Worcestershire lane. Let¿s hope the dogs don¿t catch sight of a real live hare [image: Perfect fit: A Hereford farrier¿s young apprentice learns how to shoe a horse] Perfect fit: A Hereford farrier¿s young apprentice learns how to shoe a horse [image: Home on the range: The fire¿s glowing, the kettle¿s on - and baby¿s cot is in the warmest place in the house] Home on the range: The fire¿s glowing, the kettle¿s on - and baby¿s cot is in the warmest place in the house [image: Pedal power: A family go for a 1953 picnic in the Cotswolds by bicycle. A Thermos of tea for Mum and Dad and pop for the kids] Pedal power: A family go for a 1953 picnic in the Cotswolds by bicycle. A Thermos of tea for Mum and Dad and pop for the kids [image: Please, sir: Schoolboys chat with a master at King's College School, London] Please, sir: Schoolboys chat with a master at King's College School, London [image: All by hand: Artists creating flags and banners for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Edgington's factory in Sidcup, London] All by hand: Artists creating flags and banners for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Edgington's factory in Sidcup, London [image: The capital at a standstill: An aerial view of the Queen's coronation procession through London, with streets lined with well-wishers] The capital at a standstill: An aerial view of the Queen's coronation procession through London, with streets lined with well-wishers [image: Beating heart of London: Traffic and pedestrians bustle in Piccadilly Circus, which has only grown more hectic since] Beating heart of London: Traffic and pedestrians bustle in Piccadilly Circus, which has only grown more hectic since [image: What's in that basket? Giraffes peer over a fence at a young zoo visitor] What's in that basket? Giraffes peer over a fence at a young zoo visitor [image: Crowd pleaser: A woman on a window seat reads to children listening intently in Billericay, Essex] Crowd pleaser: A woman on a window seat reads to children listening intently in Billericay, Essex [image: Home brew: A woman holds up a tea cosy shaped like a miniature thatched cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon] Home brew: A woman holds up a tea cosy shaped like a miniature thatched cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon [image: Slower pace of life: Wives of bargemen rest and talk on decks of barges tied up in a canal in Warwickshire] Slower pace of life: Wives of bargemen rest and talk on decks of barges tied up in a canal in Warwickshire [image: Sign of the times: Children in London lean out of a window to hang a message for their newly crowned queen] Sign of the times: Children in London lean out of a window to hang a message for their newly crowned queen [image: Hear ye! Men in Hastings, East Sussex, compete in a town criers' contest] Hear ye! Men in Hastings, East Sussex, compete in a town criers' contest [image: Time and tide: Boats stranded by low waters sit below a 15th-century lantern tower at Boston, Lincolnshire] Time and tide: Boats stranded by low waters sit below St Botolph's Church, known locally as the Boston Stump, in Lincolnshire [image: Quaint: Morris dancers perform on a village street as spectators watch in Maidstone, Kent] Quaint: Morris dancers perform on a village street as spectators watch in Maidstone, Kent [image: Hideaway: Tourists in Nottinghamshire stand inside a decaying part of an ancient tree called Major Oak] Hideaway: Tourists in Nottinghamshire stand inside a decaying part of an ancient tree called Major Oak [image: Hello sailor: A young couple lingers to talk in municipal park in Hampshire] Hello sailor: A young couple lingers to talk in municipal park in Hampshire [image: Service with a smile: A woman stands behind a bar loaded with sandwiches at a 17th-century inn in London] Service with a smile: A woman stands behind a bar loaded with sandwiches at a 17th-century inn in London [image: Thatcher's Britain: An apprentice learns to trim new straw on a cottage roof in Hereford] Thatcher's Britain: An apprentice learns to trim new straw on a cottage roof in Hereford [image: Dressed to impress: Two young textile workers inspect colorful striped silks modelled by an older colleague] Dressed to impress: Two young textile workers inspect colorful striped silks modelled by an older colleague [image: Fresh wounds: Four girls in Hampshire read a memorial for the Allied forces who fought on D-Day] Fresh wounds: Four girls in Hampshire read a memorial for the Allied forces who fought on D-Day [image: Idyllic: Women pet a shy sheep on a hillside overlooking a green valley in Denbighshire, Wales] Idyllic: Women pet a shy sheep on a hillside overlooking a green valley in Denbighshire, Wales [image: Sands of time: People watch a sculptor build a miniature cathedral on Weymouth beach, Dorset] Sands of time: People watch a sculptor build a miniature cathedral on Weymouth beach, Dorset [image: Crossroads: Women on a weekend cycling trip through Lincolnshire pose beside a road sign near a meadow] Crossroads: Women on a weekend cycling trip through Lincolnshire pose beside a road sign near a meadow [image: The modern game: Boys at the very same school in Wimbledon, London, get stuck in during rugby practice] The modern game: Boys at the very same school in Wimbledon, London, get stuck in during rugby practice [image: Old meets new: Much of Suffolk, such as this street in Bury St Edmunds, has hung on to its traditional look, but gradually it is moving away from the scenes pictured above] Old meets new: Much of Suffolk, such as this street in Bury St Edmunds, has hung on to its traditional look, but gradually it is moving away from the scenes pictured above [image: To the dogs: Greyhound racing was still hugely popular when the kennel lad shown above was in business, but in 2008 changing tastes saw this stadium in Walthamstow, London, shut due to falling profits and poor attendance] To the dogs: Greyhound racing was still hugely popular when the kennel lad shown above was in business, but in 2008 changing tastes saw this stadium in Walthamstow, London, shut due to falling profits and poor attendance * * *".... 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