BRENT, NORTH LONDON

THIRSK, NORTH YORKSHIRE

A car park in rapidly changing Northampton reveals some rarities – and a surprising absence

The year 1953 was when life in Britain began finally to bleed from monochrome to colour. Not everywhere, and not for everybody, but, slowly, there was a palpable sense that brighter days were just bey

What was the best way of getting to the shops on time – trolley bus or the trusty family Ford Anglia De Luxe?

An A-road transport cafe circa 1958, the atmosphere thick with intrigue and cheap-cigar fumes. The waitress, a twin for comedy starlet Liz Fraser, scowls at the attempts of four businessmen at the win