The 1950s Home by Janet Shepherd
The 1950s was a decade of transformation, as Britain moved from austerity to greater affluence. After the Second World War, there was a huge building programme and the creation of new towns brought a new mid-twentieth century vision of the home.The architecture could be very different from what had gone before, and inside new fashions and materials had an impact on every home, old and new. By the mid-fifties, the consumer society was under way, and the arrival of new materials such as plastic and nylon revolutionised home interiors: colourful 'formica', labour saving gadgets, bright new furnishing fabrics - all became affordable. The new medium of television was increasingly to be found in modern living rooms. The growth in car ownership meant garages were required by an increasing number of home owners. More leisure time also led to a passion for DIY and an increasing desire for homes with gardens.This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with the 1950s home in all its variety.-
Brutalism
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Family Cars of the 1960s
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Allotments
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Stained Glass
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Dinky Toys
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Narrow Boats
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Abandoned Villages
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Stationary Steam Engines
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Model Villages
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The Sixties Railway
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Industrial Railways
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1940s Fashion
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Women in the Second World War
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Railway Stations
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Corgi Toys
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Narrow Gauge Locomotives
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The Seaside Hotels
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Fire Stations
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War Memorials
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Morris Minor
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Art Deco
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Town Halls
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Steam Lorries
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Suburban Gardens
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Express Trains
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Tea Gardens
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Beach Huts
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Children in the First World War
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The Seventies Railway
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Roman Towns
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1960s Childhood
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British Military Jets
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The British Soldier of the Second World War
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The Tommy of the First World War
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The Slate Industry
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Landscape Gardens
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Traction Engines
Dr Janet Shepherd gained her doctorate in Poor Law education at London Guildhall University. She is co-author with John Shepherd of 1920s Britain (2010), 1970s Britain (2012) and 1950s Childhood (2014) for Shire Books, and is currently working on a history of a little known radical twentieth century society, the Progressive League. Professor John Shepherd has worked at the University of Huddersfield since 2010, and was previously joint director of the Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. His publications include Crisis? What Crisis: the Callaghan Government and the British Winter of Discontent (MUP, 2013).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781445665689 |
| ISBN 10 | 1445665689 |
| Title | The 1950s Home |
| Author | Janet Shepherd |
| Series | Britain's Heritage |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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