Gas lamp gone, but otherwise pretty much unchanged from 1909!
The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year. The man on the right is wearing the cloak which denoted that he lived in the Hitcham’s almshouses.
The old age pension was introduced in 1909, when everyone over the age of 70 received 5 shillings (25 new pence) per week. The sign to the right refers to the public telephone, which had been in use for less than a year.
