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There are copyright laws governing the use of photographs not taken by oneself, or whereby you do not own such copyright, and we will do all in our power to avoid breaking any of these laws.

If we have inadvertently used any copyright material then we will immediately remove the material from the website upon notification.

Please note when sending in any scanned images that we can only accept photographs that you or your family have yourself taken, or are of such an age that the owner of copyright has been deceased for over 70 years.

Generally speaking, we understand and believe that scans of old postcards are acceptable, but for publication on this website we will accept none later than the 1960's.

By donating your images, you are deemed to be in full agreement that any of your images that we later offer for publication in whichever form we decide has your full approval and authority.

Under no circumstances should you send in any images that you have downloaded from the internet. Thank you for your patience and your co-operation.

No images from this website may be reproduced without the express permission of the webmaster - all requests here please

New - I am in the process of adding many hundreds of old photos of film stars and stars of the stage dating from the early 1900's to the 1960's.. It is very early days, but eventually there will be lots of old pictures of your favourite actors and actresses. Please be patient, I have just begun. See the link below for Film Stars.

Together we can build a wonderful archives of old images in order that generations yet to come may still enjoy them. If you have any old, vintage, historical, Edwardian or Victorian pictures of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or the rest of the British Isles, from the earliest years, and right up to the 1960's, not only of the places you live or have lived, but also your old family photos, then please do scan them for display and preservation on this website. Please scan them in at a high resolution, preferably either 1280 pixels in width, or for portrait style photographs 1280 pixels in height. Please take time to read the Copyright Statement. and then email your scanned pictures here.

I hope you enjoy your visit, and I would be obliged if you would add the site to your favourites, as there will be frequent additions. For speed of download the pictures are all in thumbnail size, so just double click on any thumbnail and it will display the image in high resolution, then press your back button to return to the subject page.

This website, since its' launch in 2005, has probably become the largest old photographic website in the United Kingdom, and enjoys over 2 million hits a year.

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Oude Foto's van Engeland, Ierland, Schotland en Wales in het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië.

Vieilles photographies de l'Angleterre, de l'Irlande, de l'Ecosse et du Pays de Gales au Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne.

Alte Fotographien von England, von Irland, von Schottland und von Wales im Vereinigten Königreich von Großbritannien.

Vecchie fotografie dell'Inghilterra, dell'Irlanda, della Scozia e del Galles nel Regno Unito della Gran Bretagna.

Fotografias velhas de Inglaterra, de Ireland, de Scotland e de Wales no Reino Unido de Grâ Bretanha.

Viejas fotografías de Inglaterra, de Irlanda, de Escocia y de País de Gales en el Reino Unido d

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