Today we are posting a really old picture - have a look at this great photograph of Almshouses in Colton, UK, taken as early as 1885:

Almshouses in Colton, Staffordshire, UK

These six Almhouses, also known as The Barracks, were built in 1793 to serve the poor of Colton. Some of the ladies you can see in the picture could have been born in the 18th century!

This picture was uploaded by the Colton History Society - on their website you can find a lot of articles about the history of this village located just outside of Rugeley in Staffordshire.

Related links

Wikipedia article on Colton

Web discounts for Rugeley hotels

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Penzance, United Kingdom, is famous for many things, for example the English expression “From Orkney to Penzance” - for being located in the southernmost area of England. Another one is the opera “The Pirates of Penzance”, the title of which does not really correspond to this town’s peaceful character. Have a look at this picture of cable layers from the 1920s, posted by HistoGrafica user vingoe. The area where the picture was taken is called Causeway Head and is nowadays a pedestrian precinct with a wide selection of shops.

Cable layers in Causeway Head, Penzance, UK

Related Links:

Wikipedia article on Penzance

Hotels in Penzance

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Some things never change. One of them is London being one of the world’s most vibrant cities. Pick up any location in London City and it will be full of people, vehicles, colours and activity. Take Piccadilly Circus as an example - it’s still one of London’s busiest junctions. One more thing has not changed either: it is still running on horsepower (except now it’s mechanical):

Piccadilly Circus 100 years ago

Piccadilly Circus today

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