Some Facts from the 50s

  • Morris Minor - UK's most popular car in 1952
  • Pint of beer - 9p in 1952
  • Pint of milk - 4p in 1952
  • 1 in 5 families owned a car in 1952
  • 4 in 5 families own a car in 2012
  • £1 in 1952 = £24.34 in 2012
  • £1 in 2012 = 4 old pence in 1952
  • Holidays on average of 16 days a year
  • Sugar, butter, cheese, bacon and meat still rationed in 1952
  • 1 in 10 homes had a phone in 1952
  • 1 in 5 homes had a washing machine in 1952
  • 1 in 20 homes had a fridge in 1952
  • Almost nobody had a central heating in 1952
  • The average housewife burnt more than 1000 calories each day doing housework