Then and Now : 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.
Then and Now : 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.
Then and Now : Gas lamp gone, but otherwise pretty much unchanged from 1909!
Then and Now :