No I am not a sad person who has taken time to look on the internet for these facts, they were on a card I received
Famous people who were also born in 1951
Kevin Whately Selena Scott Robin Williams Phil Collins Richard Thomas
In 1951 The Shopping
Petrol 3s 4d gallon
(3.5p litre)
1lb sirloin steak 2s 6d ( 12.5p)
Large white loaf 6d (2.5p)
Three bedroom
semi-detached house £1,450
Cinema ticket 1s 6d ( 7.5p)
Pint of beer 1s 3d ( 6.25p)
1lb Nescafe 9s 0d (45p)
Average weekly wage for full time workers:
Men: £8.6.0d (£8.30)
Women £4 9s 10d (£4.49)
Keeping you entertained in 1951
The Archers and The Goon Show
Top Songs Hello Young Lovers
Getting to know you
Oscar Winners An American in Paris
Humphrey Bogart and Vivien Leigh
First publication of The Caine Mutiny
The Day of the Triffids The Dam Busters
and The Cruel Sea.
Dennis the Menace arrived
The Headlines in 1951
New arrivals Zebra Crossings, Ford Consul
GCE O and A levels
Burgess and Maclean defected to the Soviet Union
Old age pensions were changed to 60 yrs ( woman)
and 65 yrs (men)
There are more but do not want to bore you all to much
And of course it was also a special year because it was the year I was born LOL
Has this bought memories back to you let me know.
ooo yes very interesting ... but I am one whole year older than you lol ... petrol 3s per gallon wow ...
ReplyDeletehappy crafting Sandy xx
My brother is 1951 baby so is celebrating in May. Must try and incorporate some of this into his card.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a good day.
Take care
x Tricia